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fait accompli
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fait ac·com·pli  (ftä-kô-pl, ftä-)
n. pl. faits ac·com·plis (ftä-kô-pl, -plz, ftä-)
An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact.
[French : fait, fact + accompli, accomplished.]
fait accompli [fate ak-kom-plee]
Noun
something already done and beyond alteration: they had to accept the invasion as a fait accompli [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fait accomplifait accompli - an irreversible accomplishment
accomplished fact
accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something


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The first three were faits accomplis by 1846, but the latter required war with Mexico.
Manifest destiny: many 19th-century Americans believed their young ... by Hoar, William P. / The New American
Its preferred method has been to use deceit to create faits accomplis, facts on the ground that then make the administration's broader agenda almost impossible not to pursue.
Practice to deceive: chaos in the Middle East isn't the Bush-hawks' ... by Marshall, Joshua Micah / Washington Monthly
Perhaps the most absurd example was the virtual refusal of the Procedure Committee to adjust the working practices of the House to accommodate the timetable of European legislation, so that for nearly two decades MPs could only feebly bleat as they were shepherded through the lobbies to vote into law a succession of faits accomplis.
Britain and the Intellectuals by Mount, Ferdinand / The National Interest
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