de facto

(formal)

a de facto situation is one which exists or is true although it has not been officially accepted or agreed (always before noun) Edwards has established himself as the de facto leader of the group. (formal)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Karl	KAHRL (German, Danish, English, Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Nneka	-	Western African, Igbo
Vaast	-	Flemish, Norman, Picard
Earnest	UR-nəst	English
Dick (1)	DIK	English
Tito	TEE-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese