de facto
adv/ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/UK/ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/US
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”).
Definitions
In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.
A legally undeclared spouse
A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.
- One of the vendors was simple and straight; he said that it was his policy not to rent a house to de factos.
- An incidental sideline to this little farce, I suppose we can call it, is that the Opposition, in this policy, seems to have reversed its so often stated policy in this place on de factos.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA