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ex of·fi·ci·o

 (ĕks′ ə-fĭsh′ē-ō′)
adv. & adj.
By virtue of office or position.
[Latin ex officiō : ex, from + officiō, ablative of officium, office.]
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ex officio

(ˈɛks əˈfɪʃɪəʊ; əˈfɪsɪəʊ)
adv, adj
by right of position or office. Abbreviation: ex off
[Latin]
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ex of•fi•ci•o

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

A Latin phrase meaning from the office, used to describe something said or done officially or by right of office or position.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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Translations
d’office

ex officio

[ˌeksəˈfɪʃɪəʊ]
A. ADV [act] → ex officio, oficialmente
B. ADJ [member] → nato, ex officio
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ex officio

(form)
adj an ex officio member → ein Mitglied von Amts wegen
adv → von Amts wegen
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ex officio

[ˌɛksəˈfɪʃɪəʊ] (frm)
1. adv (act) → d'ufficio
2. adj (member) → di diritto
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While still warm, the oil, like hot punch, is received into the six-barrel casks; and while, perhaps, the ship is pitching and rolling this way and that in the midnight sea, the enormous casks are slewed round and headed over, end for end, and sometimes perilously scoot across the slippery deck, like so many land slides, till at last man-handled and stayed in their course; and all round the hoops, rap, rap, go as many hammers as can play upon them, for now, ex officio, every sailor is a cooper.
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