<P> An ex officio member is a member of a body (a board, committee, council, etc .) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office . The term is Latin, meaning literally "from the office", and the sense intended is "by right of office"; its use dates back to the Roman Republic . </P> <P> According to Robert's Rules of Order, the term denotes only how one becomes a member of a body . Participatory rights of ex officio members may or may not be limited by the body's regulations or bylaws . In some groups ex officio members may frequently abstain from voting . Unless regulations or bylaws constrain their rights, however, they are afforded the same rights as other members of the body, i.e., debating, proposing motions, voting, etc . </P> <P> Any ex officio membership (for example, of committees, or of the board) will be as defined by the nonprofit association's bylaws or other documents of authority . For example, the bylaws quite often provide that the organization's president will be ex officio a member of all committees, except the nominating committee . </P>

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