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deference

noun as in obedience, compliance

noun as in attention, homage

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"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.

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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.

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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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