ex officio

adverb or adjective

ex of·​fi·​cio ˌek-sə-ˈfi-shē-ˌō How to pronounce ex officio (audio)
-sē-
: by virtue or because of an office
the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate

Examples of ex officio in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the upcoming school year, UM’s board will have 49 voting members — 44 regular trustees and five ex officio, plus 28 non-voting emeriti trustees. Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 The governor does hold ex officio roles on both UC’s Board of Regents and Cal State’s trustee board. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024 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. Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024 Records show it was formed as a non-profit with a board that includes hospital leaders as ex officio members. Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ex officio 

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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ex officio was in 1533

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“Ex officio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex%20officio. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

ex officio

adverb or adjective
ex of·​fi·​cio ˌeks-ə-ˈfish-ē-ˌō How to pronounce ex officio (audio)
-ˈfis-
: because of an office
the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate

Legal Definition

ex officio

adverb or adjective
ex of·​fic·​io ˈeks-ə-ˈfi-shē-ō, -sē-ō How to pronounce ex officio (audio)
: by virtue or because of an office
the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate
an ex officio member of the board
Etymology

Late Latin

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