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- Dictionaryde facto/deɪ ˈfaktəʊ/
adverb
- 1. in fact, whether by right or not: "the country was de facto divided between two states"
adjective
- 1. existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right: "a de facto one-party system"
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DE FACTO definition: 1. existing in fact, although perhaps not intended, legal, or accepted: 2. a person someone lives…. Learn more.
a person someone lives with as a wife or a husband, although they are not married: They've invited Joanne and her de facto for lunch on Sunday.
De facto ( / deɪ ˈfæktoʊ, di -, də -/ day FAK-toh, dee -, də -, [1] Latin: [deː ˈfaktoː] ⓘ; lit. 'in fact') describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. [2] [3] It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with de jure ("by law").
The meaning of DE FACTO is in reality : actually. How to use de facto in a sentence.
De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing. This might be interpreted as a de facto recognition of the republic's independence.
De facto definition: in fact; in reality. See examples of DE FACTO used in a sentence.
1. in fact; in reality. Although his title was prime minister, he was de facto president of the country. Although the school was said to be open to all qualified students, it still practiced de facto segregation. 2. actually existing, esp. when without lawful authority ( distinguished from de jure) noun. 3. Austral.
De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'de facto' American English: di fæktoʊ , deɪ British English: deɪ fæktoʊ. More. Synonyms of 'de facto' • in fact, really, actually, in effect [...]
Definitions of de facto. adjective. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not. “ de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law” “a de facto state of war” synonyms: existent, real. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory. see more. adverb. in reality or fact.
DE FACTO meaning: used to describe something that exists but that is not officially accepted or recognized.
