fait ac·com·pli \|fād.əˌkämˈplē, |fed.-, -d.(ˌ)aˌk-, ˈfe(ˌ)tȧˌk-, -ˌkȯm-, -ˌkō(ⁿ)m-, Brit also ˌfātəˈkäm(ˌ)plē, F fetȧkōⁿplē\noun (pluralfaits accomplis \-ē(z)\) Etymology: French, accomplished fact : a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible : an accomplished fact < intended to present the people with a fait accompli — Tor Myklebost > < was only asking formal approval of a fait accompli — Current History >