EX OFFICIO Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

ex officio

adjective

Definition of ex officio

as in certified

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Adjective

Some boutique firms refer clients to local experts, such as certified public accountants or estate planning attorneys, while national firms may have these experts on staff.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Even when working with certified cotton backed by transaction certificates, tracing the fiber back through the supply chain took hours of painstaking investigation.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of certified

Adjective

California has hundreds of licensed home lenders, which include large national banks such as Chase, online lenders including Rocket Mortgage, and regional and community banks, as well as credit unions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The deep-tissue session, which lasts for 30 minutes, draws directly on Brady’s time spent with his longtime body coach, Alex Guerrero, to shape his recovery in the NFL and beyond, alongside a team of licensed therapists and trainers.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of licensed

Adjective

No causalities were reported, according to Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency.

— Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of semiofficial

Adjective

The Vatican typically allows criminal investigations to play out before initiating canonical trials so as not to interfere, and that is especially so now in Australia, after the church's wretched legacy there of abuse and cover-up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
In response to a media outcry, Francis ordered a canonical trial in 2024, which is ongoing.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of canonical

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