de facto authority

基本解釋

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.
他說(shuō)：“我們已經(jīng)確認(rèn)了一些與當(dāng)今存在的、或者說(shuō)正式的政權(quán)有關(guān)的個(gè)人，他們?cè)诎踩筷?duì)里掌權(quán)，并被控犯下罪行。這些人包括卡扎菲，他的親信，其中包括他的幾個(gè)擁有實(shí)權(quán)的兒子。
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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.
香港實(shí)質(zhì)上的央行——香港金融管理局(Hong Kong Monetary Authority)官員表示，他們無(wú)意改變一種為香港良好服務(wù)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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