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fait accompli

fait ac·com·pli [ ˈfā-tə-ˌkäm-ˈplē]

fait accompli

noun

[ˈfā-tə-ˌkäm-ˈplē]

plural faits accomplis\ ˈfā-tə-ˌkäm-ˈplē(z) , ˈfe- , ˈfe-ˌta- , -ˌkōⁿ(m)- , British usually -ˈkäm-(ˌ)plē(z) \

Definition of fait accompli

: a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible he charged that the members were presented with a fait accompli instead of being called to a meeting to discuss the policy change— Daniel Thomases

Recent Examples on the Web

//The City of Inglewood still owns the plot in question, but so long as a lawsuit involving James Dolan and MSG (which own the Forum) is resolved, Ballmer’s purchase of it is considered a fait accompli.
— Albert Breer, SI.com, "In Atlanta, Dan Quinn Is Ready to Show Off the Falcons’ Coaching Overhaul," 22 July 2019
//And then there’s the case of you and me, the public, who don’t get a look behind the curtain, especially if this is presented to the Board as fait accompli.
— Los Angeles Times, "Racing! CHRB to take up new racing dates," 21 Aug. 2019
//Outside of those techno walls, the other houseguests — and producers — considered his eviction a fait accompli.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, "Dan's funeral: An oral history of the greatest Big Brother moment ever," 29 Aug. 2019
//With their Emirati patrons distracted by the greater peril from Iran, and the Saudis now at the receiving end of attacks by the Houthis, the STC will try to create a fait accompli by taking progressively larger parts of the south.
— Bobby Ghosh, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: The last thing Yemen needed was a second civil war," 24 Aug. 2019
//Nevertheless proponents of the change and the media have treated it as a fait accompli.
— Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letter: Tragedy at Saint Andrew’s? No. Move on," 8 Aug. 2019
//Don't take the situation as fait accompli; much could change in the next few weeks.
— BostonGlobe.com, "Horoscope," 2 July 2019
//Labor negotiations are exempt from the state’s open-meeting requirements, so the deal will emerge from the backrooms as a fait accompli.
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Nevada Embraces Public Unions," 20 June 2019
//That’s not to say its present, second-tier status is a fait accompli.
— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Major changes in store for San Diego’s bayfront," 22 June 2019

First Known Use of fait accompli

1845, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for fait accompli

French, accomplished fact

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