fait accompli









fait accompli


< /fɛ za kɔ̃ˈpli/. French.

  1. an accomplished fact; a thing already done: The enemy’s defeat was a fait accompli long before the formal surrender.

noun plural faits accomplis (fɛz akɔ̃pli)

  1. something already done and beyond alteration
n.

French, literally “an accomplished fact” (see feat).

Something that has already been done: “The company president did not discuss the new hiring policy with her board of directors; instead she put it into effect and presented the board with a fait accompli.” From French, meaning “an accomplished fact.”

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