fait accompli

A decision that has already been made or something that has already been accomplished or completed. The decision by the CEO to close 50 of the company's stores came as a fait accompli to the rest of the management team, who were powerless to stop it. Failing this class is not a fait accompli—you have the ability to study and bring up your grade!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ZİYnet	-	Turkish
Coenraad	KOON-rah:t	Dutch
Arbuckle	[a:'bʌkl]
Ratimir	-	Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Timo (2)	TEE-mo	German, Dutch
Samiya	-	Arabic