Question:

John became the de facto ruler of England. (The underlined word means)

Aactual

Bdemocratically elected

Chereditary

Dnone of these

Answer:

A. actual

Explanation:

  • de facto means existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not.
  • “de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law”
  • eg: “a de facto state of war”
 

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