de facto en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dəˈfæktoʊ/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/ (UK)
- /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/ (UK)
- /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/ (US)
- /ˌdiˈfæktoʊ/ (US)
- /dɪˈfæktəʊ/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.
To avoid conflicts (and associated delays and distractions) with other ministries' minions in Vladivostok, Chief Engineer Iugovich moved his headquarters to Harbin in 1898. Within fifteen years, a transportation hub with more than 100,000 inhabitants had sprung up. Its size and importance were commensurate with its de facto role as the provincial capital of Russian Manchuria.
1995, David Wolff, “Russia Finds Its Limits: Crossing Borders into Manchuria”, in Stephen Kotkin, David Wolff, editors, Rediscovering Russia in Asia : Siberia and the Russian Far East, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 45:Taiwan held a ceremony on Thursday to commission the first squadron of its most advanced F-16 fighter, a US-made jet that will strengthen the island's defences against threats by China. President Tsai Ing-wen oversaw the ceremony at an air base in the southern city of Chiayi alongside Sandra Oudkirk, Washington's de facto ambassador to Taiwan.
2021 November 18, “Taiwan deploys first advanced F-16V fighter squadron”, in France 24, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2021:While it is largely recognized that Ukraine holds de jure sovereignty on Crimea, Russia exercises de facto administration on the peninsula.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defacto | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
legitimate · authentic · sterling · real · pukka · true · bona fide · unadulterated · lubish · de jure · unfaked · veritable · non-fake · unfeigned · uncounterfeited · genuine · legit · undissembled · true · actual · real
Deriveds
de facto partner · de facto union · de facto corporation
Descendants
Translations (35)
gl de facto (in fact or in practice) · hi सत्यानुसार (in fact or in practice) · co di fattu (in fact or in practice) · fa بالفعل (in fact or in practice) · ja 事実上の (in fact or in practice) · gl de feito (in fact or in practice) · tr defakto (in fact or in practice) · tr fiilen (in fact or in practice) · de de facto (in fact or in practice) · fr de fait (in fact or in practice) · tr fiilî (in fact or in practice) · io aktuala (in fact or in practice) · es de fecho (desus.) (in fact or in practice) · hy դե ֆակտո (in fact or in practice) · sv de facto (in fact or in practice) · ja デファクト (in fact or in practice) · ru факти́ческий (in fact or in practice) · pl de facto (in fact or in practice) · cmn 實質上 /实质上 (in fact or in practice) · eo laŭfakta (in fact or in practice) · el ντε φάκτο (in fact or in practice) · cmn 事實上 /事实上 (in fact or in practice) · eo laŭfakte (in fact or in practice) · nl de facto (in fact or in practice) · fa دفاکتو (in fact or in practice) · el εκ των πραγμάτων (in fact or in practice) · co de facto (in fact or in practice) · fi tosiasiallisesti (in fact or in practice) · es de facto (in fact or in practice) · ar بحكم الأمر الواقع (in fact or in practice) · hy փաստորեն (in fact or in practice) · fr de facto (in fact or in practice) · es de hecho (in fact or in practice) · fi de facto (in fact or in practice) · ru де-фа́кто (in fact or in practice)