ex officio

ex officio
ex officio ex of‧fi‧ci‧o [ˌeks əˈfɪʆiəʊ ǁ -oʊ] adjective
an ex officio member of a group or organization is a member because of their senior rank or position, not because they have been chosen by others:

• The National Assembly is composed of 228 members: 168 directly elected, 25 ex officio, and 35 indirectly elected.

— ex officio adverb :

• The delegates don't have to be elected, they can go to these conventions ex officio by virtue of being union officers.

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ex officio UK US (also ex-officio) /ˌeksəˈfɪʃiəʊ/ US  /-oʊ/ adjective FORMAL
► because of a person's position in a formal group: »

The president of the board is an ex officio member of the committee.

ex officio adverb
► »

The lieutenant governor serves ex officio on the same boards and commissions as the governor.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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