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de facto > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1de facto, actual, factualExisting in fact whether with lawful authority or not
ADVERB1de factoIn reality or fact
de facto > adjective
MeaningExisting in fact whether with lawful authority or not.
Examples"de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"
Synonymsactual, factual
Contraryde jure
de facto > adverb
MeaningIn reality or fact.
Examples"the result was, de facto, a one-party system"

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