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Meanings of de facto in English

Catalan
real
Spanish
real

Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not.

      real
      Russian
      de facto
      Portuguese
      de facto
      Spanish
      de hecho
      Catalan
      de facto

      Latin expression, roughly meaning 'in fact' or 'in practice', often opposed to 'de jure', meaning 'by law'

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            Examples for "informally"
            Examples for "informally"
            1
            Clearly I need to interview him, perhaps informally at the first meeting.
            The coldest blood
            2
            A week later, Stone quit, although he continues to advise Trump informally.
            NY Magazine
            3
            She added that her preference was to resolve complaints informally wherever possible.
            The Guardian
            4
            The formalities are relaxed, and the hosts chat informally with the guests.
            Modern India
            5
            Chinese firms are already informally active in mining in impoverished North Korea.
            Reuters
            1
            The lab will be able to tell us unofficially within two days.
            Book of shadows
            2
            Especially when families have been unofficially raising other people's children for centuries.
            Ebony
            3
            So while they officially don't know, I suspect they unofficially do know.
            The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
            4
            PAKISTAN It is officially banned in Pakistan but unofficially tolerated, analysts say.
            Reuters
            5
            I'm here unofficially-whichmeans I'm curious about the accident at the laundry.
            Night Shift
            Usage of de facto in English
            1
            This will turn these communities into de facto military zones, Ramirez said.
            Reuters
            2
            It is a de facto law that we have to deal with.
            The Guardian
            3
            They were so acting in the absence of the de facto sergeants.
            Henry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point / Autobiog...
            4
            It is fiscal policy, which the Bank has de facto taken over.
            The Guardian
            5
            In consequence, the American Government declined to recognize the de facto ruler.
            The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southe...
            6
            A simple pause ordered de facto on both sides of the battlefield.
            Grand junction
            7
            And a de facto currency peg may be better than more money-printing.
            Reuters
            8
            The convoy also protests against the de facto partition of the island.
            The Irish Times
            9
            And that was what I had become: de facto mayor of Northside.
            Moonburn
            10
            But when I'm away from Ix, Avati's the de facto administrator here.
            The Winds of Dune
            11
            Negotiations on many aspects of a broader new relationship would de facto continue.
            Reuters
            12
            This is not the case when you enter a new de facto relationship.
            The Guardian
            13
            The military column headed north towards the de facto border with South Ossetia.
            Reuters
            14
            This means you have de facto already passed the onus of proof requirements.
            The South African
            15
            Opponents call the reform a de facto privatization of national assets.
            Reuters
            16
            A flat rate of 12 euros will be introduced, a de facto increase.
            Reuters
            Translations for de facto
            Portuguese
            de factode fato