ex officio
Example Sentences
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Treasury; the Treasury secretary and comptroller of the currency were ex officio members of its board, and the Treasury secretary presided over its meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
The Reserve Bank Board comprises nine members, with three ex officio members – the Governor, the Deputy Governor and the Secretary to the Treasury – and six non-executive members, who are appointed by the Treasurer.
From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2023
In addition, the center will welcome a new board of directors, composed of 13 community directors and ex officio positions, which will be held by leaders at Fred Hutch Cancer Center and UW Medicine.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022
The board, composed of the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms and the architect of the Capitol, along with the police chief as a nonvoting ex officio member, took no position on the recommendations.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2022
But no, he was ex officio an illiterate.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
