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English adjective: de facto

1. de facto existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not


SamplesDe facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law.
A de facto state of war.


See alsoexistent, real


Antonymsde jure


English adverb: de facto

1. de facto in reality or fact


SamplesThe result was, de facto, a one-party system.









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