ex officio
adverb or adjective
ex of·fi·cio
ˌek-sə-ˈfi-shē-ˌō 
-sē-
: by virtue or because of an office
the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate
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The final two members of the board are the speakers of the state House and Senate, or their designees, who will serve as voting ex officio members.
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
Insurrection is one of the few crimes that is not covered by the president’s ex officio immunity.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
For the upcoming school year, UM’s board will have 49 voting members — 44 regular trustees and five ex officio, plus 28 non-voting emeriti trustees.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The governor does hold ex officio roles on both UC’s Board of Regents and Cal State’s trustee board.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
Insurrection is one of the few crimes that is not covered by the president’s ex officio immunity.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
For the upcoming school year, UM’s board will have 49 voting members — 44 regular trustees and five ex officio, plus 28 non-voting emeriti trustees.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The governor does hold ex officio roles on both UC’s Board of Regents and Cal State’s trustee board.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
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ex officio
adverb or adjective
ex of·fi·cio
ˌeks-ə-ˈfish-ē-ˌō
-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
: 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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