Synonyms for de facto
di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪde fac·to

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1. de factoadverb

   existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not

   "de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"

   Antonyms:
   de jure

2. de factoadverb

   in reality or fact

   "the result was, de facto, a one-party system"

   Antonyms:
   de jure

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1. de facto

   Synonyms:
   [L.] in fact, really, actually

2. de facto

   Synonyms:
   real, actual

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1. Hiroyuki Ueno:

   It looks a bit difficult for two countries' leaders to shake hands and sign a deal this month. What is more likely is to essentially kick the can, with China buying more U.S. farm products while the U.S. postpones its next tariffs, markets will consider such an arrangement as a de facto deal whether they officially sign it or not.

2. Ian Storey:

   As these facilities become operational, Chinese warnings to both military and civilian aircraft will become routine, these events are a precursor to an ADIZ, or an undeclared but de facto ADIZ, and one has to expect tensions to rise.

3. Emily Callander:

   In our analysis we did take into consideration other factors, such as age, being married or in a de facto relationship as opposed to being single, being a home owner as opposed to renting or having a mortgage, and whether the person lived in a major city, an inner regional area or a rural area, however, even after considering all these other factors, being diagnosed with arthritis still leads to an increased risk of poverty.

4. Chicago Alderman-Elect Ronnie Mosley:

   We are in an area where CVS and Walgreens have closed, walmart has become the de-facto.

5. Matthew Borowski:

   The board of immigration disagreed with the immigration judge and held that the Taliban is a de facto government in Afghanistan and that they exert power over large portions of the country, the danger that my client faces is not merely because he is a military officer but because he has an imputed position of being pro-Western because he attended training in the United States.