de facto authority

基本解释

We've identified some individuals with de facto or formal authority who have authority on the security forces that allegedly committed the crimes,” Ocampo said.
他说：“我们已经确认了一些与当今存在的、或者说正式的政权有关的个人，他们在安全部队里掌权，并被控犯下罪行。这些人包括卡扎菲，他的亲信，其中包括他的几个拥有实权的儿子。
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Officials at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the de facto central bank, say they have no intention of tampering with a system that has served Hong Kong well for 27 years.
香港实质上的央行——香港金融管理局(Hong Kong Monetary Authority)官员表示，他们无意改变一种为香港良好服务了27年的制度。

Given the growing strength of Hamas, Hizbullah and Islamic Jihad, it is likely that one or more of these groups would emerge as the de facto authority in this lawless land.
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