de facto

Speech parts

1. de facto - Noun

2. de facto - Adjective

3. de facto - Adverb

5. de facto - Phrase

Meaning

Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

actually as a matter of fact in fact in reality in effect in practice real true historical effective actual existing really substantial absolute
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Antonyms

de jure lost fantasy seemingly ostensibly presumably
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Examples

de 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

Words in the phrase

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Close letter words and terms

de die ad diem de die in diem de energized de facto corporation de facto leader de facto partner