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deference
noun as in obedience, compliance
Strongest match
noun as in attention, homage
Example Sentences
"Even after affording great deference to the president's evaluation of the circumstances, we see insufficient evidence of a rebellion or danger of rebellion in Illinois," the court said.
A Universal spokesman told me that the label and the Lennon estate dropped it in deference to current sensitivities.
It overturned the so-called Chevron deference doctrine, according to which regulatory agencies had wide latitude in interpreting vague statutes.
“That decision is binding, and it does require a substantial degree of deference on the factual issues,” Somin said.
In that interview you seemed to go out of your way to express your thoughts on gender with deference to people whose experience is different than yours.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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