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 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 Lawmakers introduced legislation earlier this month to abolish the board and put the agency under the control of the office of State Treasurer Dereck Davis, who has served as an ex officio member of the board since December 2021. Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023 Low-profile bureaucrats — commissioners, comptrollers, City Council members — get free invites as ex officio trustees of the Met or guests of Vogue. Curbed, 2 May 2023 The county tax assessor-collector would serve as an ex officio director. Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 10 July 2023 Jarboe also serves on the board of trustees for St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore (Lori is the board chair) and is an ex officio member of the St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School board of trustees in Hagerstown. Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023 The city’s chief financial officer would serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022 The then mayor, who was allied with the right-wing national government of the day, used his ex officio position to slash the festival’s funding and punish festival officials, including Lee. Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 June 2023 Other people on the board, like Comptroller Brooke Lierman and Maryland state schools superintendent Mohammed Choudhury, are ex officio members. Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023

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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 29 Mar. 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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