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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 French [fɛt akɔ̃pli]
n pl faits accomplis [fɛz akɔ̃pli]
something already done and beyond alteration
[literally: accomplished fact]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fait accomplifait accompli - an irreversible accomplishment      
accomplished fact
accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
Translations
fait accompli [ˌfeɪtəˈkɒmplɪ] N → hecho m consumado
fait accompli [ˌfeɪtəˈkɒmpli] n → fait m accompli
fait accompli
n → vollendete Tatsache, Fait accompli nt (geh); to present somebody with a fait accompli → jdn vor vollendete Tatsachen stellen
fait accompli [ˌfɛtəkɒmˈpliː] n → fatto compiuto
fait accompli [ˌfɛtəkɒmˈpliː] n → fatto compiuto


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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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