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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

/ ˈdɛfərəns /

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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  • non·defer·ence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deference1

1640–50; < French déf érence, 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 déférence; see defer ²
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Example Sentences

“As Rostker itself recognized, and as the Supreme Court has reaffirmed in numerous other cases, Congress is entitled to extremely wide deference when it legislates with regard to military affairs,” the Justice Department argued in the lower court.

Video game presidents are usually written to provide some kind of authority or deference for law enforcement or protagonists, a red emergency hotline which bad dudes and hedgehogs may answer.

Thoughtful consideration is given to penalties that are recommended at the end of the disciplinary process, and we believe that the department should honor that, should give deference to that.

That deference, along with CFIUS’s growing scope, has amplified complaints that the process could be used for nakedly political ends.

From Fortune

At the same time, journalists who cover the presidency — including debate moderators — have reliably held to the custom of showing deference to the officeholder.

Still, for the last year the media has been treating the Abe regime with obsequious deference.

He oversaw a brutal regime, aimed at instilling respect, deference and acceptance of duty into the princes.

So, people sped by the models less out of puritanical deference to the naked bodies, but to keep up their steely reputations.

Other themes are more character-based, such as the “Bowie, Cocteau, Visconti” section, in deference to dandies and dapper men.

Tall and taciturn, he exuded the easy authority of a young man used to money and the deference that came with it.

Not only are they required to do things in a proper orderly manner, but people have to treat them with due deference.

She, of course, was received with the most flattering attention, and great deference was paid to her opinions.

Out of deference to the Governor, the American soldiers had refrained from firing upon it.

To Amy he paid great deference, telling the undertaker to ask what she liked and abide by her decisions.

As the steamer came nearer, however, the reason for this seeming deference on their part became apparent.

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