FAIT ACCOMPLI Definition & Meaning

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fait accompli

[ fe ta-kawn-plee ]

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noun

French.

plural faits accomplis

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

fait accompli

/ fɛt akɔ̃pli /

noun

something already done and beyond alteration

fait accompli

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fait accompli¹

First recorded in 1835–45

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fait accompli¹

literally: accomplished fact

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But his promise to review consultant contracts that have been normally regarded as a fait accompli is a good start, some observers say.

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Judging by remarks from Trump and Hegseth, the US already considers Russia's 2014 capture of Crimea and eastern areas in the Donbas as a fait accompli and that Ukraine won't be joining Nato.

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At the time, it felt like an Oscar nomination was a fait accompli, and it still does.

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By 2019, his survival was seen as a fait accompli, even as his most recalcitrant enemies, including HTS, remained in control of territories in the north of the country.

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Is the tariff talk an opening salvo for trade negotiations, or a fait accompli?

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