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
  • Homer Landreth, a control systems engineer and independent contractor, is going for the Ironwood District seat, and Angeli Wesson, a certified hypnotherapist, is vying for the Willow seat.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Becoming a certified public accountant proved a springboard for Sandy Torchia’s career.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of certified
Adjective
  • Douglas Davies for Lincoln Township Seat 1: Davies has a background in licensed substitute teaching and is currently an operations manager.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The amendment would also allow the Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers and other licensed state entities to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell and distribute marijuana products and accessories.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of licensed
Adjective
  • She was later taken to the police station, Iran's semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This has been reflected in a number of semiofficial commentaries that have mysteriously found their way into the public domain during April.
    Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020
Definition of semiofficial
Adjective
  • Well, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul is the canonical example.
    Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And now that the legend Cynthia Erivo will be adding her performance to a history of Wicked Witches of the West, now is the time to really lean into the fact that Elphaba is canonical lesbian lore.
    Them, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of canonical
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ex officio

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