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My ancestors fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War; I was raised in Natchez, Miss.; I performed in the Confederate Pageant for a decade; I dug ditches and loaded trucks with black men who taught me more than any book ever could; and I graduated from Ole Miss. Anyone who survived that is a de facto expert on the South.
Greg Iles

Meaning of "de facto" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DE FACTO

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PRONUNCIATION OF DE FACTO

de facto  [deɪ ˈfæktəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DE FACTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
De facto can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DE FACTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

De facto

De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact". In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established". It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or technique that are found in the common experience as created or developed without or contrary to a regulation. When discussing a legal situation, de jure designates what the law says, while de facto designates action of what happens in practice. It is analogous and similar to the expressions "for all intents and purposes" or "in fact".

Definition of de facto in the English dictionary

The first definition of de facto in the dictionary is in fact. Other definition of de facto is existing in fact, whether legally recognized or not. De facto is also a de facto husband or wife.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DE FACTO


Alecto
əˈlɛktəʊ
alto
ˈæltəʊ
auto
ˈɔːtəʊ
conjunto
kɒnˈdʒʊntəʊ
dato
ˈdɑːtəʊ
destructo
dɪˈstrʌktəʊ
gusto
ˈɡʌstəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
molto
ˈmɒltəʊ
perfecto
pəˈfɛktəʊ
photo
ˈfəʊtəʊ
pronto
ˈprɒntəʊ
puncto
ˈpʌŋktəʊ
punto
ˈpʊntəʊ
Quito
ˈkiːtəʊ
recto
ˈrɛktəʊ
santo
ˈsɑːntəʊ
tanto
ˈtæntəʊ
toe
təʊ
Toronto
təˈrɒntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DE FACTO

de Beauvoir
de Broglie
de Broglie waves
de dicto
de Duve
de fide
De Forest
De Gasperi
de Gaulle
de Havilland
de jure
de Klerk
de Kooning
de la Beche
de la Mare
De La Warr
de Lesseps
de los Angeles
de luxe

WORDS THAT END LIKE DE FACTO

according to
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
de dicto
down to
due to
ex post facto
face up to
flagrante delicto
give rise to
give way to
go to
go-to
how-to
in addition to
in flagrante delicto
ipso facto
to

Synonyms and antonyms of de facto in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DE FACTO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «de facto» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of de facto

Translation of «de facto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DE FACTO

Find out the translation of de facto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of de facto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «de facto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

实际上的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de facto
570 millions of speakers

English

de facto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वास्तविक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحكم الأمر الواقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

де-факто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de fato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাস্তববাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de fait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

De facto
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

De-facto-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

事実上の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사실상의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

De facto
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên thực tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடைமுறையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वास्तविक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fiili olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di fatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

de facto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

де- факто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de facto
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

de facto
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

de facto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

de facto
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

de facto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of de facto

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DE FACTO»

The term «de facto» is very widely used and occupies the 22.019 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DE FACTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «de facto» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «de facto» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about de facto

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10 QUOTES WITH «DE FACTO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word de facto.
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Joe Bastianich
Being general manager is like being the de facto owner. It's like wearing the crown of 'Restaurant Man' without being 'Restaurant Man.' You're trying to run the business, but you're running the ranch without riding the big horse.
2
Pierre Bourdieu
Television enjoys a de facto monopoly on what goes into the heads of a significant part of the population and what they think.
3
David Brock
Criticizing Fox News has nothing to do with criticizing the press. Fox News is not a news organization. It is the de facto leader of the GOP, and it is long past time that it is treated as such by the media, elected officials and the public.
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Brian Ferneyhough
As a necessary prerequisite to the creation of new forms of expression one might, I suppose, argue that current sensibilities respond uniquely to the notion of exhaustion as exhaustion, although that does de facto seem rather limiting.
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Jeff Goodell
Subsidies are hugely important; they represent America's de facto energy policy.
6
Michael Hastings
In late 2009, I returned to Baghdad after a lengthy absence. I was living alone, in the Hamra Hotel, the twice bombed-out de facto international news bureau.
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Greg Iles
My ancestors fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War; I was raised in Natchez, Miss.; I performed in the Confederate Pageant for a decade; I dug ditches and loaded trucks with black men who taught me more than any book ever could; and I graduated from Ole Miss. Anyone who survived that is a de facto expert on the South.
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Michael Mandelbaum
The United States will continue to be number one, and I do not see any country or group of countries taking the United States' place in providing global public goods that underpin security and prosperity. The United States functions as the world's de facto government.
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Reince Priebus
Since Medicare is on track to go bankrupt in 2024, the de facto Obama Medicare plan is to rob it and watch it disappear, leaving future generations without any hope of receiving benefits and today's seniors with an unpredictable future.
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Tariq Ramadan
South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path; the colours of the Rainbow Nation have difficulty blending together; the wealthy elites (white, black or Indian) profit from de facto segregation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DE FACTO»

Discover the use of de facto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to de facto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Engaging Eurasia's Separatist States: Unresolved Conflicts ...
Dov Lynch examines four de facto states which have emerged in Eastern Europe in the post-Soviet era: South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transnistria and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Dov Lynch, 2004
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Temporary Special Measures: Accelerating de Facto Equality ...
This volume contains the revised papers and comments that were presented at the meeting.Also included is the report on the seminar with a number of concrete suggestions for a General Recommendation to Article 4(1).
Ineke Boerefijn, 2003
3
De Facto Federalism in China: Reforms and Dynamics of ...
This book is the first attempt to conceptualize China's central-local relations from the behavioral perspective.
Yongnian Zheng, 2007
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De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty
Therefore, thesettlement of the status ofGagauzia in 1995prevented the creation of another de facto state on Moldovan territory. The first part of this chapter examines Moldova's contemporary history and addresses the development of ...
Tozun Bahcheli, Barry Bartmann, Henry Srebrnik, 2004
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Status and (Human Rights) Obligations of Non-Recognized de ...
This volume contains the first comprehensive study of legal issues arising with regard to the self-declared 'Republic of Somaliland' which, after more than 10 years of factual existence, is still facing international non-recognition.
Michael Schoiswohl, 2004
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De Jure Versus de Facto Exchange Rate Regimes in Sub-Saharan ...
There are 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with floating exchange rate regimes, de jure.
Slavi T. Slavov, International Monetary Fund Staff, 2011
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Rethinking Feminist Identification: The Case for de Facto ...
Is it possible to be a "de facto" feminist? This question is explored and debated in this book about the phenomenon of people who support feminist positions but do not call themselves feminists.
Patricia S. Misciagno, 1997
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Excel HSC Legal Studies
The law of NSW recognises de facto relationships in certain areas through the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW). Formerly known as the De Facto Relationships Act 1984 (NSW), this Act changed its name in amendments in 1999.
Belinda Brassil, Dimity Brassil, 2001
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Prudential Responses to De Facto Dollarization
Andrew Powell, Alain Ize. equilibrium but at less than full dollarization. This equilibrium approaches MVP as risk aversion increases (see Appendix V). Second, let us briefly examine what would be the implications of relaxing banks' balanced ...
Andrew Powell, Alain Ize, 2004
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Boundaries of Cooperation: Cyprus, De Facto Partition, and ...
While this book does not blindly offer a prescription for the resolution of this dilemma, it seeks to enhance what has been a surprisingly circumscribed understanding not only of cooperation within and across the boundaries of Cyprus, but ...
Peter R. Hocknell, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DE FACTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term de facto is used in the context of the following news items.
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AKP still in de facto power despite elections
Such an early election may secure him an AK Parti majority that would allow him to enjoy his de facto semi-presidency, even without a formal ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
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Obama's housing chief calls Trump 'de facto face' of GOP
“Trump is now the de facto face of the Republican Party. He has one of the highest name ID, he's on TV all the time, and if this is the platform the ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Court Rules Shareholders May Be Sued In De Facto Dissolution
Judge Illston ruled that “a cause of action under section 2011 may lie against the shareholders of a corporation that is dissolved “de facto.”. «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
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Daesh attacks Kurdish-held town near de facto capital Raqqa
Daesh fighters on Monday launched an offensive on the town of Ayn Issa, 55 kilometers north of the group's de facto capital of Raqqa, in a bid ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
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U.S. coalition hammers de facto ISIS capital Raqqa
Image posted on a militant website shows fighters from the Islamic State marching in Raqqa, Syria, in 2014. (Photo: Associated Press). «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»
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China relaxes de facto ban on showing Ai Weiwei's art
In Beijing, Ai Weiwei is back with a vengeance. The dissident Chinese artist has had four solo shows in the Chinese capital, ending an implicit ... «Art Newspaper, Jul 15»
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Left while on bridging A awaiting temp de facto visa
I left Australia two months ago while I was on a bridging A visa, awaiting the decision of my application for a temporary de facto visa. «Australia Forum, Jul 15»
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Student Visa with de facto
Is it true that it is not possible to have the partner on a de facto while one person is studying? At the moment it is hard for us to pay for two tuition ... «Australia Forum, Jul 15»
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Syria faces de facto partition
But on the ground, new realities are emerging as the balance of power shifts from one side to the other — preparing the scene for a de facto ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
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Survey: AIFMD to rival UCITS as a 'de facto' international standard …
Opalesque Industry Update - Software company Multifonds has released the results of its latest survey on the impact of the Alternative ... «Opalesque, Jun 15»

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