ex officio

ex of·fi·ci·o

E0279000 (ĕks′ ə-fĭsh′ē-ō′)adv. & adj. By virtue of office or position.

[Latin ex officiō : ex, from + officiō, ablative of officium, office.]

ex officio

(ˈɛks əˈfɪʃɪəʊ; əˈfɪsɪəʊ) adv, adjby right of position or office. Abbreviation: ex off [Latin]

ex of•fi•ci•o

(ˈɛks əˈfɪʃ iˌoʊ)
adv., adj. by virtue of office or official position. [1525–35; < Latin]

ex officio

A Latin phrase meaning from the office, used to describe something said or done officially or by right of office or position.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ex officio - by virtue of an office or position; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"official - having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"
Adv.	1.	ex officio - by virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio"by right of office

Translations

d'ufficio

ex officio

Hospital practice Referring to service provided by a medical practitioner by virtue of an office or position held, which does not have voting rights; ex officio refers to privileges or services that are implied without being officially delineated

ex officio

Ex Officio

[Latin, From office.] By virtue of the characteristics inherent in the holding of a particular office without the need of specific authorization or appointment.

The phrase ex officio refers to powers that, while not expressly conferred upon an official, are necessarily implied in the office. A judge has ex officio powers of a conservator of the peace.

ex officio

(ex oh-fish-ee-oh) adj. Latin for "from the office," to describe someone who has a right because of an office held, such as being allowed to sit on a committee simply because one is president of the corporation.

ex officio

‘by virtue of office’.

EX OFFICIO. By virtue of his office. 2. Many powers are granted and exercised by public officers which are not expressly delegated. A judge, for example, may, ex officio, be a conservator of the peace, and a justice of the peace.

Ex Officio

Describing a member of an organization who serves in his/her position because he/she already has another post. For example, the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma serves ex officio as a member of the Oklahoma Native American Cultural and Education Authority. Serving ex officio does not mean one has more or fewer powers than other members (this depends upon the organization's bylaws). Rather, it simply means that the holder of the stated post has the right to sit in that organization.

AcronymsSeeEO

ex officio

Synonyms for ex officio

adj by virtue of an office or position

Related Words

official

adv by virtue of position

Synonyms

by right of office

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