ex officio

adjective

Definition of ex officionext
as in certified

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex officio
  1. certified
  2. licensed
  3. semiofficial
  4. canonical
Adjective
  • Thirty minutes from the Woburn research lab, Black Earth Compost accepts certified compostable materials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In August 2025, WJZ reported that a Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education investigation found two classes at a Howard County special education school were not being taught by a certified teacher.
    — Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of certified
Adjective
  • Johanna Morgan first became a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern in December 1996, state records show.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The series was revealed Friday as part of Netflix’s announcement of its new hub for YA content that includes several hundred titles of original or licensed movies and shows about the coming-of-age stories of young adults.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of licensed
Adjective
  • Images distributed by Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA showed oil fouling the island's beaches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The semiofficial Fars news agency said the tanker made the journey with Iran’s permission.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 July 2026
Definition of semiofficial
Adjective
  • In canonical abuse investigations, victims are mere third-party witnesses to their cases.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The situation began to change when the novelist Stewart O’Nan published an influential essay in the Boston Review in 1999, arguing for Yates as a canonical American author.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Definition of canonical
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“Ex officio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex%20officio. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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