ex officio
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
by virtue of an office or position
the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board
Related & opposite
- official similar to
Sense 2 adverb
by virtue of position
the president sat on the committee ex officio
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | official |