"by virtue of : (idiomatic) (originally) by the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the..."

“by virtue of : (idiomatic) (originally) by the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/by_virtue_of#English

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