de facto

noun

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

(plural de factos)

(Australian English, New Zealand English)

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a person who lives with somebody as their husband or wife, although they are not officially married
- We've invited James and his de facto to our wedding.
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.

de facto

adverb

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

(from Latin, formal)

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in a way that exists as a fact although it may not be legally accepted
- He continued to rule the country de facto.
compare de jure

de facto

adjective

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

[usually before noun]

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(from Latin, formal) existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing
- The general took de facto control of the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
De facto is used with these nouns:
recognition
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(Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a relationship) in which two people live together as if they are married, without actually being married
- John was in a de facto relationship with Dawn for 22 years.
(Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a person or couple) living in a de facto relationship
- her de facto husband

Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.

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单词	de facto
释义	de facto noun /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ (plural de factos) (Australian English, New Zealand English) jump to other results a person who lives with somebody as their husband or wife, although they are not officially married We've invited James and his de facto to our wedding. Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’. de facto adverb /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ (from Latin, formal) jump to other results in a way that exists as a fact although it may not be legally accepted He continued to rule the country de facto. compare de jure de facto adjective /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ [usually before noun] jump to other results (from Latin, formal) existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing The general took de facto control of the country. Oxford Collocations DictionaryDe facto is used with these nouns: recognition See full entry (Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a relationship) in which two people live together as if they are married, without actually being married John was in a de facto relationship with Dawn for 22 years. (Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a person or couple) living in a de facto relationship her de facto husband Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.
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