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de facto (formal)

a de facto situation is one which exists or is true although it has not been officially accepted or agreed (always before noun) Edwards has established himself as the de facto leader of the group. (formal)

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Preserve the right of thy place; but stir not questions of jurisdiction; and rather assume thy right, in silence and de facto, than voice it with claims, and challenges. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context Monseigneur," the Captain answered sadly, "I should like it much better if these two difficulties were still in your Highness's way of becoming de facto Stadtholder of Holland. The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context (2) In this sequence, there was something "necessary," not a mere de facto occurrence of A first and then B. The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context			dawdle along dawdle away dawdle over dawn dawn on day day after day day and night day by day day in and day out day in, day out day late and a dollar short day of reckoning day off day one day person day-to-day day-tripper daydream about daylight daylight robbery days days are numbered days on end days running de facto de rigeur de trop dead dead ahead dead and buried dead and gone dead as a dodo dead as a doornail dead broke dead cat on the line dead center dead certain dead drunk dead duck dead easy dead from the neck up dead giveaway dead in or an animal's tracks dead in the water dead letter dead loss dead meat Dead men tell no tales dead of winter dead on			de Creeft, José De Danann De dansk-vestindiske Øer De dansk-vestindiske Øer De Danske Skytteforeninger De Danske Spritfabrikker De Danske Sukkerfabrikker De Dato De Delftse Bedrijvendagen De dicto De dicto and de re De Dietrich Process Systems De Digitale Stad Wageningen De Dolfijnen Asse Ternat De domo reparanda De Donis De donis conditionalibus De Donkere Kamer Van Damokles De Duve De Duve, Christian Rene de Duve, Christian René De Erkende Sanitairinstallateurs Van Antwerpen De Evacuación y Seguridad Escolar De excidio Troiae de facto de facto boundary De facto corporation De facto corporation and corporation by estoppel De Facto Image Building De facto independence De facto independence De facto independence De Facto Relationships Amendment de facto segregation de facto segregation de facto segregation De facto standard De facto standard De facto standard De facto standard De facto-standard De facto-standard De facto-standard De Falla De Falla de Falla, Manuel de Falla, Manuel De Farine et d'Eau Fraîche De Faux Billets Porte-Clefs de fide De fide et officio judicis non recipitur quaestio; sed de scientia De Figure et d'Objet De Filippo, Eduardo De Fleury Baillard Investissements De forciant

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