|fād.əˌkämˈplē, |fed.-, -d.(ˌ)aˌk-, ˈfe(ˌ)tȧˌk-, -ˌkȯm-, -ˌkō(ⁿ)m-, Brit also ˌfātəˈkäm(ˌ)plē, F fetȧkōⁿplē noun
( plural faits accomplis -ē(z))
Etymology: French, accomplished fact
: a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible : an accomplished fact
intended to present the people with a fait accompli — Tor Myklebost
was only asking formal approval of a fait accompli — Current History