by virtue of

adverb

Roget 157: powerfully etc. adj.; by virtue of, by dint of.   

Roget 631: through, by, per; whereby, thereby, hereby; by the agency of etc. 170; by dint of; by virtue of, in virtue of; through the medium of etc. n.; along with; on the shoulders of; by means of etc. 632; by the aid of, with the aid of etc. (assistance) 707.    per fas et nefas [Lat.], by fair means or foul; somehow, somehow or other; by hook or by crook.    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: after, because of, by, by authority of, by dint of, by means of, by reason of, by use of, by way of, considering, due to, hereby, herewith, in consideration of, in view of, in virtue of, on, on account of, owing to, per, thanks to, thereby, therewith, through, upon, via, whereby, wherewith, wherewithal, with ... show more.

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