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ex officio

[eks uh-fish-ee-oh] / ˈɛks əˈfɪʃ iˌoʊ /
ADJECTIVE
by virtue of office
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Grenell countered that ex officio members don’t get a vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Bar in 1873, she sent a letter to President Ulysses S. Grant, who was president ex officio of the National University Law School, to demand her sheepskin.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

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

The city’s chief financial officer would serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

But no, he was ex officio an illiterate.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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