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   Fait ac·com·pli

   /ˌfāt əˌkämˈplē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it: "the results were presented to shareholders as a fait accompli"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French, literally ‘accomplished fact’.

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