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fait accompli

noun
fayt-uh-kahm-PLEE/ˌfeɪt əkɑmˈpli/UKfayt-uh-KOM-plee/ˌfeɪt əˈkɒmpliː/

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    Something that has already happened before people could say no or ask about it.

    By the time we heard about the new rule, it was already a fait accompli.

    Our boss told us about the move to a new office as a fait accompli, so there was nothing to discuss.

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Origin

From French fait accompli, meaning “a completed fact”.