in all/everything but name
idiom
: not in an official way but in every other way
Military governors ruled the country in all but name for many years.
Their marriage was over in all but name five years ago.
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Both Congress and the Union army, however, were unwilling to see the slave South recreated in all but name.
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Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In other politics news: The Trump administration moved to eliminate U.S.A.I.D. in all but name.
—Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Since the early 1990s, a handful of wealthy families -- an oligarchy in all but name -- has dominated Greek politics.
—Pavlos Eleftheriadis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2014
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already slashed research programs, and the administration has laid off dozens of employees — actions that education advocates say amount to eliminating the department in all but name.
—Anna North, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In other politics news: The Trump administration moved to eliminate U.S.A.I.D. in all but name.
—Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Since the early 1990s, a handful of wealthy families -- an oligarchy in all but name -- has dominated Greek politics.
—Pavlos Eleftheriadis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2014
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already slashed research programs, and the administration has laid off dozens of employees — actions that education advocates say amount to eliminating the department in all but name.
—Anna North, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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“In all/everything but name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all%2Feverything%20but%20name. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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