[ekns]

How can it be "by definition"? Is the president defined as someone who picks unsolvable problems? Are the subordinates defined as people who solve every single solvable problem?

[ekns]

Ah I've resolved my long-standing question about this phrase. All this time I thought it was only used like in mathematics, but not so!

https://www.lexico.com/definition/by_definition

[bgroat]

I, the OP used the phrase "almost by definition". And this has no quantitative backing, just my proselytizing.

The child comment about The President doesn't use the phrase "by definition" at all