de facto

Adjective
  1. Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not (synset 300697192)
    "de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"
    also: existent, real - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
Adverb
  1. In reality or fact (synset 400060735)
    "the result was, de facto, a one-party system"

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