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deference
[ def-er-uhns ]
noun
- respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
- respectful or courteous regard:
in deference to his wishes.
deference
/ ˈɛəəԲ /
noun
- submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc, of another
- courteous regard; respect
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·İ·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of deference1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deference1
Example Sentences
Trump's pressure on the bank, however, breaks with Washington tradition in recent decades of presidential deference to the Fed.
“By directly noting the deference owed to the executive branch, this ruling once again illustrates that activist judges do not have the jurisdiction to seize control of the president’s authority to conduct foreign policy.”
In practice, systems justification encourages a lack of critical thinking about society and power and instead emphasizes an acceptance of unjust outcomes and inequality through deference to the status quo and support for authority figures.
A hearing on the motion to stay Noem's revocations was postponed Tuesday in deference to a hearing in a similar case currently before a California federal court.
But Roberts treated Ohtani with just the right mix of deference and authority to make it work.
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