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    De facto ( / deɪ ˈfæktoʊ, di -, də -/ day FAK-toh, dee -⁠, də -⁠, [1] Latin: [deː ˈfaktoː] ⓘ; lit. 'in fact') describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. [2] [3] It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with de jure ("by law").

  3. De facto means what happens in reality or in practice, as opposed to de jure, which means what is in legal code. Learn how de facto is used in politics, trade, and language with examples and sources from Britannica.

  4. De facto definition: in fact; in reality. See examples of DE FACTO used in a sentence.

  5. a person someone lives with as a wife or a husband, although they are not married: They've invited Joanne and her de facto for lunch on Sunday.

  6. 1. : actual. especially : being such in effect though not formally recognized. a de facto state of war. Whatever it says on the calendar, Florida has de facto summer. E. L. Konigsburg. has become the movement's de facto spokesperson. 2. : exercising power as if legally constituted. a de facto government. the de facto head of state. 3.

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