de facto Show phoneticsadjective [before noun], adverb FORMALexisting in fact, although not necessarily intended, legal or accepted:The city is rapidly becoming the de facto centre of the financial world.He's her de facto husband though they're not actually married.English is de facto the common language of much of the world today.If it is on British soil then it is de facto British.Compare de jure.de facto Show phoneticsnoun [C] AUSTRALIAN ENGLISHa person with whom someone lives as a wife or a husband, although they are not married:They've invited Joanne and her de facto for lunch on Sunday.
rubber-stamp (APPROVE) pak turut Show phoneticsverb [T] DISAPPROVINGto officially approve a decision or plan without thinking about it:The boss makes the decisions and the committee just rubber-stamps them.
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