fait accompli
noun/phrase | /fait accompli/
a thing already done and irreversible
Literal meaning:
"accomplished fact"
fait accompli
noun/phrase | /fait accompli/
Foreign Words & PhrasesFrenchMEDIUMa thing already done and irreversible
Literal meaning:
"accomplished fact"
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Examples
"By the time we arrived, it was a fait accompli."
"The merger became a fait accompli before employees knew."
Mnemonic Trick
Fait accompli = already done → no debate possible
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