de facto means 'concerning fact' or 'in reality'. So de jure (concerning law) equality would mean equality in law (but not necessarily in fact) and de facto equality would mean equality in practice. A good real life example is race relations in the US. The 1965 Civil Rights Act ended de jure discrimination and inequality in America, but de facto discrimination and inequality persisted.
de facto means in practice, in effect and is often contrasted with de jure - by law. So defacto discrimination means discrimination in practice (but not in law).
De facto means: In fact (in Latin) it describes a practice which has no legal or official status. De facto equality therefore means public equality - equality that is not legal. e.g: Civil Rights act in the 60s meant there was equality for black people. But there was no de facto equality. So white people still (or at first) didn't treat black people as equals.
De Facto - De Facto album - was created in 1999.
De facto is Latin.
Irates de facto was created in 1980.
Since the President resigned, the Vice President became the de facto President. In the sentence, de facto is expressing a fact.
A de facto director is a person or committee that acts in place of a director in a corporation. The de facto director is legally responsible for the corporation.
Silent = Unspoken de facto = in fact amnesty. = pardon.
De Facto - Marčelo album - was created in 2003-11.
In reality
De facto means in fact, and de jure means in law. De Jure slavery would refer to legalised slavery. De facto slavery would not be in a legal sense, but would be the situation nonetheless.
jure power = legislation ;facto power=justice
De jure means decided by law, and de facto is decided by 'fact' or, 'real life'. When you decide not to wear a jacket when it rains, no policeman will arrest you and have you tried and a judge sentence to 'be cold'; that is a 'de facto' result of your decision.