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Definition of de facto adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

de facto

adjective

NAmE//dɪ ˈfæktoʊ//

, NAmE//deɪˈfæktoʊ//

[usually before noun] (from Latin) (formal)

existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing The general took de facto control of the country.

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de facto adverb

He continued to rule the country de facto. compare de jureSee de facto in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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