de facto
adverb
[ deɪ ˈfaktəʊ ]
• in fact, whether by right or not.
• "the country was de facto divided between two states"
Similar:
in practice,
in effect,
in fact,
in reality,
really,
actually,
in actuality,
de facto
adjective
• existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right.
• "a de facto one-party system"
Origin:
Latin, literally ‘of fact’.
