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deference

[ def-er-uhns ]

noun

  1. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
  2. respectful or courteous regard:

    in deference to his wishes.



deference

/ ˈɛəəԲ /

noun

  1. submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc, of another
  2. courteous regard; respect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·İ·Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deference1

1640–50; < French é érԳ, Middle French, equivalent to defer ( er ) to defer 2 + -ence -ence
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deference1

C17: from French ééԳ; see defer ²
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Trump's pressure on the bank, however, breaks with Washington tradition in recent decades of presidential deference to the Fed.

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“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.”

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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.

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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.

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But Roberts treated Ohtani with just the right mix of deference and authority to make it work.

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