1. de facto - Noun
2. de facto - Adjective
3. de facto - Adverb
5. de facto - Phrase
Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.
Source: Webster's dictionaryde facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law Source: Internet
a de facto state of war Source: Internet
the result was, de facto, a one-party system Source: Internet
Aberystwyth was therefore the de facto county town. Source: Internet
A de facto skill system exists in the form of "character classes" which give numerical bonuses to certain activities if their role called for it (for instance, a pilot having a +1 modifier on their roll to fly an aircraft). Source: Internet
After three years of consolidating his power, Kim Jong-il became Chairman of the NDC on October 8, 1997, a position described by the NDC as the nation's "highest administrative authority," and thus North Korea's de facto head of state. Source: Internet