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
Examples of ex officio in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The governor does hold ex officio roles on both UC’s Board of Regents and Cal State’s trustee board.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
Newsom has no direct authority over California’s public universities, but does exert influence as an ex officio member of the UC regents and the Cal State Board of Trustees.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
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
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
Newsom has no direct authority over California’s public universities, but does exert influence as an ex officio member of the UC regents and the Cal State Board of Trustees.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
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
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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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