in effect

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in efˈfect idiom
1. used when you are stating what the facts of a situation are
• In effect, the two systems are identical.
•His wife had, in effect, run the government for the past six months.
•By asking for these particular qualifications, you are, in effect, excluding most women from applying.
2. (of a law or rule)in use
•These laws are in effect in twenty states.
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