Definition
The situation in reality as opposed to in the abstract.
The presence of military forces in a territory, rendering moot any debate over ownership.
Origins
Back-formation from put facts on the ground.
In Context
- "The author referred to "continued evictions and relentless purchases of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, the process of the right of return granted to Jews but not to Arabs, the so-called facts on the ground of hardening concrete over the future, over future generations of Palestinian and Israeli children who will inherit the conflict and find it even more difficult to resolve than it is today.""
See Also
- boots on the ground
- fait accompli
- de facto
- status quo ante bellum
- ex factis jus oritur
- realpolitik
- revanchism
- ground truth