English-Spanish translations for de facto

Definition of de facto

• In practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status
• In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (Often opposed to
• A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife

Examples

• Although the United States currently has no official language, it is largely monolingual with English being the de facto national language.

Related words

• de facto standard
• despite the fact that
• factitious disorder
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