fait accompli
noun
an accomplished fact; a thing already done.
faits accomplis
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pluralof fait accompli.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Sadat still had plenty of misgivings about the Israelis, and he demanded last week that they stop setting "preconditions or faits accomplis."
From Time Magazine Archive
He has been an unsparing critic of the sluggish Soviet bureaucracy, and may hope to galvanize it by negotiating directly with Reagan agreements that he can present to his subordinates as faits accomplis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many of the predicted wonders of Whalen's tomorrowland already seem old-hat after 25 years: superhighway networks, air-conditioned homes and television are long-established faits accomplis.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is a meretricious air over both; and there is apparent a popular inclination to condone rather than to take pride in these faits accomplis.
From An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation by Thorstein Veblen
But what have been the results directly springing from these high-handed acts, these political faits accomplis?
