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ex-official

ex-official adjective: proceeding from office or authority.

Adjective

ex-official (not comparable)

  1. Proceeding from office or authority.
    • an ex-official model of religion

Origin of ex-official

From ex officio + -al, influenced by official.

Questions about ex-official

What does ex-official mean?
Ex-official means proceeding from office or authority.
What part of speech is ex-official?
Ex-official is an adjective.

Words near ex-official in the dictionary

  1. ex-lesbian
  2. ex-lesbians
  3. ex-libris
  4. ex-minister
  5. ex-ministers
  6. ex-official
  7. ex-partner
  8. ex-partners
  9. ex-pat
  10. ex-pats
  11. ex-post

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