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fait accompli
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(Noun) (Latin): literally "accomplished fact."Usage: Whether Republicans liked it or not, they had no choice in the matter: Harry Truman's 1948 Presidential victory, by the morning after election day, was a fait accompli.
(Expression) (French) a done deal
(Expression) (French) an event that has already been completed
(Expression) no choice
Usage: The matter was presented to us as a fait accompli
(Noun) predetermined
Usage: It was presented as a fait accompli.
(Noun) foregone conclusion
Usage: The decision was a fait accompli.
(Noun) It's over/it's been done/it can't be changed, for better or worse.
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