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de facto

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/adjective

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वास्तविक, तथ्यतः, व्यवहार में (कानूनन नहीं)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun] formal

    existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing

    वास्तविक, तथ्यतः, व्यवहार में (कानूनन नहीं)

    • The army chief became the de facto ruler of the country.
    • English is the de facto language of business in many states.

    Synonyms actual real practical effective

    Opposite de jure nominal

adverb
  1. 1

    formal

    in fact, whether it is legally accepted or not

    वास्तव में, व्यवहार में

    • He governed de facto for ten years.

    Synonyms in practice in effect actually

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

actual real practical effective in practice in effect actually

Antonyms

de jure nominal

?Which word?

Do not confuse de facto (existing in practice) and de jure (existing according to law).

De facto (व्यवहार में मौजूद) और de jure (कानून के अनुसार मौजूद) में भ्रम न करें।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin de facto, meaning from the fact.

यह Latin de facto से है, जिसका अर्थ है तथ्य से।