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1. (adv.) de facto
in fact; in reality.
2. (adj.) de facto
actually existing, esp. without lawful authority
de facto segregation.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L: lit., from the fact)
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1. (adverb) de facto
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"
2. (adverb) de facto
in reality or fact
"the result was, de facto, a one-party system"
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1. de facto
actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right
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