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- Dictionaryde facto/deɪ ˈfaktəʊ/
adverb
- 1. in fact, whether by right or not: "the country was de facto divided between two states"
adjective
- 1. existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right: "a de facto one-party system"
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DE FACTO definition: 1. existing in fact, although perhaps not intended, legal, or accepted: 2. a person someone lives…. Learn more.
1. : actual. especially : being such in effect though not formally recognized. a de facto state of war. Whatever it says on the calendar, Florida has de facto summer. E. L. Konigsburg. has become the movement's de facto spokesperson. 2. : exercising power as if legally constituted. a de facto government. the de facto head of state. 3.
De facto (/ deɪ ˈfæktoʊ, di -, də -/ day FAK-toh, dee -, də -; [1] Latin: [deː ˈfaktoː] ⓘ; lit. 'in fact') describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. [2][3] It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with de jure ('by law').
De facto, a legal concept used to refer to what happens in reality or in practice, as opposed to de jure (“from the law”), which refers to what is actually notated in legal code. For example, a de facto leader is someone who exerts authority over a country but whose legitimacy is broadly rejected,
De facto is Latin for "of fact," meaning "in reality," and it's usually contrasted with "de jure," which means "of law," or "officially." If you're the de facto mayor of your town, you’re acting as mayor, even though you weren't legally elected.
a person someone lives with as a wife or a husband, although they are not married: They've invited Joanne and her de facto for lunch on Sunday.
De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing. This might be interpreted as a de facto recognition of the republic's independence.
Something generally accepted or agreed to without any formal decision in its favor: “They never elected him; he became their leader de facto.” From Latin, meaning “in fact.” ( Compare de jure.)
De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing.
Definition of de facto adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
