In each question a word is given in bold, using this word three sentences are given. Choose the set of sentence(s) that has/have the correct usage of the given word.

De facto
(A) English is de facto the common language of much of the world today.
(B) The casting director described the actor’s de facto monologue as a stiff performance.
(C) The de facto news program tends to take a right-wing stance on things before even exploring the issue

Correct option is A

‘De facto’ means in use regardless of actual status. Thus, only (A) has the correct usage. In sentence B, the correct word will be ‘stilted’ which means stiff and self-conscious or unnatural. And, for sentence (C), the correct word will be ‘biased’ which means showing unfair prejudice for and against something.