"by default" meaning in English

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          "text": "If we don't do something, they'll win by default.",
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          "text": "No one could think of a better name, so we chose \"Strawman\" by default.",
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          "text": "If he wins an election, it will only be by default.",
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        "In absence of any opposing action."
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "per omissió"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "默認情況下"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "mòrènqíngkuàngxià",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "默认情况下"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "defaŭlte"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "par défaut"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gulisxmobis ṗrinciṗit",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "გულისხმობის პრინციპით"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "standardmäßig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "vorgabemäßig"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "a tavolino"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "por omissão"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "por defeito"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "po umolčániju",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "по умолча́нию"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "de forma predeterminada"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "por omisión"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "por defecto"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "som standard"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "gıyaben"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "varsayılan"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "za zamóvčuvannjam",
          "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
          "word": "за замо́вчуванням"
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  "word": "by default"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "per omissió"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "默認情況下"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mòrènqíngkuàngxià",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "默认情况下"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "defaŭlte"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "par défaut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gulisxmobis ṗrinciṗit",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "გულისხმობის პრინციპით"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "standardmäßig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "vorgabemäßig"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "a tavolino"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "por omissão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "por defeito"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "po umolčániju",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "по умолча́нию"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "de forma predeterminada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "por omisión"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "por defecto"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "som standard"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "gıyaben"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "varsayılan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "za zamóvčuvannjam",
      "sense": "in absence of any opposing action",
      "word": "за замо́вчуванням"
    }
  ],
  "word": "by default"
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