'Ex officio' definitions:
Definition of 'ex officio'
(from WordNet)
adverb
By virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio" [syn: ex officio, by right of office]
adjective
By virtue of an office or position; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"
Definition of 'Ex officio'
From: GCIDE
- Ex officio \Ex` of*fi"ci*o\; pl. Ex officiis. [L.] From office; by virtue, or as a consequence, of an office; officially. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ex officio'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- ascendant,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- authorized,
- autocratic,
- clothed with authority,
- commanding,
- competent,
- consequential,
- considerable,
- controlling,
- dominant,
- duly constituted,
- eminent,
- empowered,
- ex cathedra,
- governing,
- great,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- imperative,
- important,
- influential,
- leading,
- mighty,
- momentous,
- monocratic,
- official,
- potent,
- powerful,
- preeminent,
- prestigious,
- prominent,
- puissant,
- ranking,
- ruling,
- senior,
- substantial,
- superior,
- supreme,
- totalitarian,
- weighty