de facto

De facto is defined as actually.

(adverb)

An example of de facto used as an adverb is in the phrase "de facto listening" which means actually listening.

The definition of de facto is something real, but not formally accepted.

(adjective)

An example of something de facto is a rule that people always follow even though it is not an official procedure, a defacto procedure.
An example of something de facto is a person who functions as a parent even though they are not related to the child, a defactor parent.

See de facto in Webster's New World College Dictionary

existing or being such in actual fact though not by legal establishment, official recognition, etc.: a de facto government

Origin: L

See de facto in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb

In reality or fact; actually.

adjective

Actual: de facto segregation.
Exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established: a de facto government; a de facto nuclear storage facility.

Origin:

Origin: Latin dē factō

Origin: : dē, from, according to

Origin: + factō

Origin: , ablative of factum, fact

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