Meaning of facts on the ground | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The situation in reality as opposed to in the abstract.
   idiomatic, plural, plural-only
2. Some aspects of the situation in a particular location.
   literally, plural, plural-only
3. The presence of military forces in a territory, rendering moot any debate over ownership.
   euphemistic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

“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."”

CEFR level