ex officio
adverb or adjective
ex of·fi·cio
| \ ˌek-sə-ˈfi-shē-ˌō
, -sē-\
, -sē-\
Definition of ex officio
: 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
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Last summer, Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia, an ex officio member of the board, visited Acre, Brazil, with the three other Democratic assembly members who signed the letter. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, "California Legislators Urge Caution, but Greenlight a Plan That Could Lead to the Widespread Use of Forestry Offsets," 21 June 2019 The vote by the Investment Committee for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System was supported by state Treasurer John Chiang, an ex officio member of the panel. — Patrick Mcgreevy, latimes.com, "Teachers' retirement system to pressure retailers to stop selling firearms banned in California," 9 May 2018 McCain, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is an ex officio member of the intelligence panel. — Karoun Demirjian, chicagotribune.com, "Sen. McCain asks CIA director nominee Haspel to explain her record tied to torture," 23 Mar. 2018 Republican governor Robert Bentley—whose fear of an ISIS attack within his state is so strong that he's proudly turned away Syrian refugees in need of a home—is an ex officio member of its board. — Jessica Pishko, Esquire, "The FBI Accused Him of Terrorism. He Couldn't Tie His Shoes.," 8 Sep. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ex officio.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ex officio
ex officio
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of ex officio
formal
: because of your job, office, or position
See the full definition for ex officio in the English Language Learners Dictionary
ex officio
adverb or adjective
ex of·fic·io
| \ ˈeks-ə-ˈfi-shē-ō, -sē-ō
\
\
Legal Definition of ex officio
: 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