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ex-officio

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Organizations
ex-of·fi·ci·o /ˌeks əˈfɪʃiəʊ $ -ʃioʊ/ adjective formal  SSOan ex-officio member of an organization is only a member because of their rank or position 〔组织成员〕当然的 〔指其级别或职位使其成为组织的一员〕ex officio adverb
Examples from the Corpus
ex-officioThe presidium would no longer have ex-officio members.
From Longman Business Dictionaryex officioex of‧fi‧ci‧o /ˌeks əˈfɪʃiəʊ-oʊ/ adjective an ex officio member of a group or organization is a member because of their senior rank or position, not because they have been chosen by othersThe National Assembly is composed of 228 members: 168 directly elected, 25 ex officio, and 35 indirectly elected.ex officio adverbThe delegates don’t have to be elected, they can go to these conventions ex officio by virtue of being union officers.
ex-of·fi·ci·o adjectiveChineseSyllable
a an organization only ex-officio member Business of member an Corpus is


ex-officio
ex-officio /ˌeks əˈfɪʃiəʊ $ -ʃioʊ/ adjective formal
an ex-officio member of an organization is only a member because of their rank or position
—ex officio adverb