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Ex Officio
/ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/
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What does Ex Officio mean?
adverb
- By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held.
adjective
- By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/
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Ex officio professors of Sabbath breaking are all whalemen.
Suppose that the funds which the law demands for the maintenance of the roads have not been voted, the town surveyor is then authorized, ex officio, to levy the supplies.
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At this critical period Mr. Adam Duff, then Sheriff of Forfarshire, now of the county of Edinburgh, and ex officio one of the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses, happened to be at Arbroath.
The Bureau is supported by the joint contributions of the twenty-one American Republics, and its affairs are controlled by a governing board composed of their diplomatic representatives in Washington, with the American Secretary of State as chairman ex officio.
When I hint a dislike of nunneries for young girls who abjure the world before they have ever proved or known it; or doubt the ex officio sanctity of all Priests and Friars; I do no more than many conscientious Catholics both abroad and at home.