deferential

Example Sentences

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Still, the justices have been deferential to presidential powers and the outcome is uncertain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Few conservatives are more deferential to presidential overseas authority than we are.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ellison wanted to keep Sheridan in the fold but felt the previous regime was too deferential, a person familiar with his thinking said.

From The Wall Street Journal

So the collaborative feel of “Mr. Scorsese,” which often tips toward the deferential, is not surprising.

From Los Angeles Times

The media and the legal community deserves some blame: By disguising hardball politics as constitutional theory, Roberts capitalized on longstanding deferential traditions and incentives within media court-watchers and academics.

From Salon