Meaning & use
fait accompli
A thing that has already been done or decided, leaving those affected with no real power to change it.
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By the time the board met, the merger was a fait accompli.
Presenting the move as a fait accompli, she had already signed the lease before telling her roommates.
A note on using this word
Fait accompli is a French loanword, pronounced roughly 'fay-tuh-kom-plee,' used in formal or written English.
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done deal
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