ex officio
Example Sentences
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Newsom has no direct authority over California’s public universities, but does exert influence as an ex officio member of the UC regents and the Cal State Board of Trustees.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2024
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
A seventh commissioner, John Falcicchio, the deputy mayor for planning and economic development and Bowser’s chief of staff, serves as an ex officio member, giving Bowser control over a majority of the seats.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2022
But no, he was ex officio an illiterate.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
