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de facto
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Facto \Fac"to\, adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law) In fact; by the act or fact. De facto . (Law) See De facto .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" [syn: actual , factual ] [ant: de jure ] adv. in reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Hyland is the department's de facto director.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
De facto (, , ) is a Latin expression that means "in fact, in reality, in actual existence, force, or possession, as a matter of fact" (literally "of fact"). In law , it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latin, literally "in fact, in reality," thus, "existing, but not necessarily legally ordained;" from facto , ablative of factum "deed, act" (see fact ).
Usage examples of de facto.
As the de facto campaign manager, I felt like a man who had started some kind of bloody gang-fight by accident.
During the first two years of Bill's first term, she was a de facto chief of staff.
By that point, Saddam had eclipsed Bakr as the de facto ruler of the country, although it was not until 1977, when Saddam convinced Bakr to give up his secondary position as defense minister, that Saddam's position truly became unassailable.
The Turks fear that Iraqi Kurdistan's state of de facto independence is encouraging Turkey's own Kurdish minority to seek the same.
The working aspects of the castle, such as the stables, were built inward from the outer walls, and the irregular space between the hall and the expanded walls formed the de facto courtyard.
Father Captain Federico de Soya was returned to life on Pacem and had spent two weeks as a de facto prisoner in the Vatican Rectory of the Legionaries of Christ.
You've earned any honor I could bestow upon you in your own right, and you were Lady Harrington's Regent and the de facto Steadholder whenever her naval duty took her off-planet.