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Ex officio

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001946

A Latin phrase meaning "by virtue of office," referring to a person who holds a position or exercises power automatically because of another office they hold. This individual's membership or authority in a particular body is derived from their primary role. For example, a university president may serve as an ex officio member of the board of trustees.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001946
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001946",
  "term": "Ex officio",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning \"by virtue of office,\" referring to a person who holds a position or exercises power automatically because of another office they hold. This individual's membership or authority in a particular body is derived from their primary role. For example, a university president may serve as an ex officio member of the board of trustees.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ex-officio/"
}

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