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de facto

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de facto
adverb
the republic has been de facto divided into two states:
in practice, in effect, in fact, in reality, really, actually, in actuality.
▷antonyms in theory; de jure.
adjective
they took de facto control of the land:
actual, existing, existent, real, effective.
▷antonyms theoretical; de jure.