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Chevron doctrine

American  
[shev-ron dok-trin] / ˈʃɛv rɒn ˌdɒk trɪn /

noun

Law.

  1. the arguments supporting Chevron deference and spelling out the conditions for its legitimate application.

Etymology

Origin of Chevron doctrine

First recorded in 1985–90; named after the 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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