DE FACTO as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
   Synonym(s)
   • actual (what does actual mean?)
   • factual (what does factual mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law
   • a de facto state of war
   Antonym(s)
   • de jure (what does de jure mean?)

DE FACTO as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • in reality or fact
   Usage Example(s)
   • the result was, de facto, a one-party system