"ex officio" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/
Etymology: From Latin ex officio (“by right of office”, literally “from the office”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ex officio|lit=from the office|t=by right of office}} Latin ex officio (“by right of office”, literally “from the office”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-|nolinkhead=1}} ex officio (not comparable)
  1. By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held. Tags: not-comparable Translations (by virtue of an office or title): ambtshalve (Dutch), viran puolesta (Finnish), von Amts wegen (German), amtswegig [Austrian] (German), kraft Amtes (German), qua Amt (German), hivatalból (Hungarian), z urzędu (Polish), ex officio (Swedish), å ämbetets vägnar (Swedish), på ämbetets vägnar (Swedish), sabilin (Tagalog), resen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ex_officio-en-adj-W9UWIV-X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Adverb

IPA: /ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/
Etymology: From Latin ex officio (“by right of office”, literally “from the office”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ex officio|lit=from the office|t=by right of office}} Latin ex officio (“by right of office”, literally “from the office”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} ex officio (not comparable)
  1. By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: of one's own motion, sua sponte, suo motu, motu proprio
    Sense id: en-ex_officio-en-adv-W9UWIV-X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

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