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
  • Beauty Behind the Madness, which turned him from a rising talent to a certified hitmaker, is about to celebrate two full years, or 104 weeks, somewhere on the roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Before joining UnitedHealth Group, Thompson worked as a certified public accountant at accounting firm PwC, according to his biography on networking site LinkedIn.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of certified
Adjective
  • Some two dozen states have, in the past decade, passed right-to-hunt amendments that preserve the fundamental right for licensed hunters to pursue game and fish.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
  • With expert tips from licensed professional counselor Jenet Dove, here’s how to connect with distant family members during the holidays while upholding your boundaries.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 13 Dec. 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
  • Where is the canonical image of American scientific progress, of man going to space?
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Despite producing at least two canonical entries to hip-hop’s Golden Age – Black Moon’s Enta da Stage and Smif-n-Wessun’s Dah Shinin’ — Da Beatminerz have often felt, unfairly, like a footnote to that celebrated era.
    SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of canonical
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ex officio

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