Exact Match:
- ex officio
- by virtue of an office or position; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"
- by virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio"
Synonyms:
- absolute,
- ascendant,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- authorized,
- autocratic,
- clothed with authority,
- commanding,
- competent,
- consequential,
- considerable,
- controlling,
- dominant,
- duly constituted,
- eminent,
- empowered,
- ex cathedra,
- governing,
- great,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- imperative,
- important,
- influential,
- leading,
- mighty,
- momentous,
- monocratic,
- official,
- potent,
- powerful,
- preeminent,
- prestigious,
- prominent,
- puissant,
- ranking,
- ruling,
- senior,
- substantial,
- superior,
- supreme,
- totalitarian,
- weighty