Definition of "defacto" [defacto]

• A partner in a spousal relationship not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife. (noun)

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• "Toomey has already been defined as a defacto Santorum in the views of a majority of PA I loved Santorum too."
• "The defacto is the formal Sir and Mame/Madam or Mr.Mrs. Children do not even call their teachers by their first name, never mind their own parents."
• "Seems that Rudy is everybody's "defacto" nominee in all of these reports."