by definition

“So by definition, I’m disappointed and can’t support the decision.”

“Well then he is, by definition, incompetent,” said an expert I’d interviewed for a previous story, whom I called in desperation.

“Getting your Cabinet named and approved is something that happens in what is, by definition, a short period of time.”

But by definition, my alcohol consumption from my late teens to late 20s would be considered binge drinking.

Over 70% of the nation's non-interest spending is public benefits to Americans, like Social Security, SNAP, WIC, Medicaid and Medicare, Kogan said, and "by definition, if you're cutting those, you're cutting aid to people."