de facto

[ dee -fak-toh, dey ]

/ di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR de facto ON THESAURUS.COM

adverb, adjective

in fact; in reality: Although his title was prime minister, he was de facto president of the country.They are forbidden from leaving the camp, thereby being de facto in a state of detention.

actually existing, especially when without lawful authority (distinguished from de jure): He led efforts to reduce de facto segregation in the city's public schools.

noun

Australia. a person who lives with someone in an intimate romantic relationship but is not married to that person.

Origin of de facto

First recorded in 1595–1605, de facto is from Latin dē factō literally, “from the fact”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH de facto

de facto , de jure

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for de facto

It is immoral to deny Palestinian citizens of the State of Israel full and equal rights de facto and not only de jure.
How I Lost My Zionism|Aryeh Cohen|March 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Facto autem intempesta nocte Csar senatui mandavit, ne quenquam per portas urbis su emittant.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
It may well be asked whether the acquisition of such territory is not ipso facto a breach of neutrality.'
Why We Are At War (2nd Edition, revised)|Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History
A facto ad jus non datur consequentia—Inference from the fact to the law is not legitimate.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

In facto, pro momento ego fui "percussus omnis cumuli," ut dictum est.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887|Various
Cumque navi Italiam veheretur, facto naufragio apud Tusci oras, simulacri capsa Liburnum appulit.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

British Dictionary definitions for de facto

de facto

/ (deɪ ˈfæktəʊ) /

adverb

in fact

adjective

existing in fact, whether legally recognized or nota de facto regime Compare de jure

noun plural -tos

Australian and NZ a de facto husband or wife

Word Origin for de facto

C17: Latin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for de facto

de facto

[ (di fak-toh, day fak-toh) ]

Something generally accepted or agreed to without any formal decision in its favor: “They never elected him; he became their leader de facto.” From Latin, meaning “in fact.” (Compare de jure.)

单词	de facto
释义	de facto [ dee -fak-toh, dey ] / di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR de facto ON THESAURUS.COM adverb, adjective in fact; in reality: Although his title was prime minister, he was de facto president of the country.They are forbidden from leaving the camp, thereby being de facto in a state of detention. actually existing, especially when without lawful authority (distinguished from de jure): He led efforts to reduce de facto segregation in the city's public schools. noun Australia. a person who lives with someone in an intimate romantic relationship but is not married to that person. Origin of de facto First recorded in 1595–1605, de facto is from Latin dē factō literally, “from the fact” WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH de facto de facto , de jure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for de facto It is immoral to deny Palestinian citizens of the State of Israel full and equal rights de facto and not only de jure. How I Lost My Zionism\|Aryeh Cohen\|March 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Facto autem intempesta nocte Csar senatui mandavit, ne quenquam per portas urbis su emittant. History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV\|J. H. Merle D'Aubign It may well be asked whether the acquisition of such territory is not ipso facto a breach of neutrality.' Why We Are At War (2nd Edition, revised)\|Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History A facto ad jus non datur consequentia—Inference from the fact to the law is not legitimate. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood In facto, pro momento ego fui "percussus omnis cumuli," ut dictum est. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887\|Various Cumque navi Italiam veheretur, facto naufragio apud Tusci oras, simulacri capsa Liburnum appulit. Walks in Rome\|Augustus J.C. Hare British Dictionary definitions for de facto de facto / (deɪ ˈfæktəʊ) / adverb in fact adjective existing in fact, whether legally recognized or nota de facto regime Compare de jure noun plural -tos Australian and NZ a de facto husband or wife Word Origin for de facto C17: Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to de facto existing, actual, factual, real, in fact, in reality, actually, in effect, really, tangible, truly, genuinely, veritably Cultural definitions for de facto de facto [ (di fak-toh, day fak-toh) ] Something generally accepted or agreed to without any formal decision in its favor: “They never elected him; he became their leader de facto.” From Latin, meaning “in fact.” (Compare de jure.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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de facto

adverb, adjective

noun

Origin of de facto

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH de facto

Example sentences from the Web for de facto

British Dictionary definitions for de facto

adverb

adjective

noun plural -tos

Word Origin for de facto

Words related to de facto

Cultural definitions for de facto