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Definition of ex officio adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ex officio

adjective
 
/ˌeks əˈfɪʃiəʊ/
 
/ˌeks əˈfɪʃiəʊ/
(from Latin, formal)
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  1. included or allowed because of your job, position or rank
    • an ex officio member of the committee
    Word OriginLatin, from ex ‘out of, from’ + officium ‘duty’.
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