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
  • Paint Like Bob Ross Complete a Bob Ross-style painting — complete with happy trees — in just one class taught by a certified instructor.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond the national parks, the route offers hot springs, film locations, Indigenous cultural sites, historic towns, and nearly three dozen certified Dark Sky Places.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of certified
Adjective
  • Bryant, 48, is a licensed financial adviser who has worked in school counseling, adult education and substitute teaching, according to her South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board questionnaire.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • When a licensed therapist makes a mistake, there are ethical standards, licensing boards and established systems of recourse.
    — Wayne Lonstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of licensed
Adjective
  • The semiofficial Fars news agency said the tanker made the journey with Iran’s permission.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 July 2026
  • Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency, close to its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, claimed Wednesday that Bloomberg’s version had missing portions, without offering a full accounting.
    — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 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 10 Aug. 2026.

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