- out of deference to
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deference — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great VERB + DEFERENCE ▪ accord, give, grant, show, treat sb with ▪ The actress was accorded all the deference of a visiti … Collocations dictionary
deference — def|er|ence [ˈdefərəns] n [U] formal polite behaviour that shows that you respect someone and are therefore willing to accept their opinions or judgment deference to ▪ Lewis was annoyed that Adam did not show enough respect and deference to him.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deference — noun (U) formal behaviour that shows that you respect someone and are therefore willing to accept their opinions or judgment: He had the arrogance of someone who had always been accustomed to deference. | in/out of deference to (=done because you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deference — [[t]de̱frəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N to n Deference is a polite and respectful attitude towards someone, especially because they have an important position. The old sense of deference and restraint in royal reporting has vanished... Out of… … English dictionary
deference — [def′ər əns] n. [Fr déférence < L deferens, prp. of deferre: see DEFER2] 1. a yielding in opinion, judgment, or wishes 2. courteous regard or respect SYN. HONOR in deference to out of regard or respect for (a person or the person s position or … English World dictionary
Deference and Demeanor — Introduction Deference and demeanor are widespread sociological theories, developed by Erving Goffman in his essay The Nature of Deference and Demeanor , that defines demeanor to be the way a person acts, and deference as the respect and/or… … Wikipedia
Deference — For the legal doctrine, see Judicial deference. Not to be confused with Difference. Submission redirects here. For other uses, see Submission (disambiguation). Deferential redirects here. It is not to be confused with Differential. Deference… … Wikipedia
deference — noun [ dɛ.fɚ˞˞.əns/ a) Great respect. The children treated their elders with deference. b) The willingness to carry out the wishes of others. By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother … Wiktionary
deference — Part of the Weberian armoury of concepts dealing with legitimacy , deference has been defined by Howard Newby (The Deferential Worker, 1977) as ‘the form of social interaction which occurs in situations involving the exercise of traditional… … Dictionary of sociology
deference — n. 1 courteous regard, respect. 2 compliance with the advice or wishes of another (pay deference to). Phrases and idioms: in deference to out of respect for. Etymology: F deacutefeacuterence (as DEFER(2)) … Useful english dictionary
deference — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Courteous regard] Syn. respect, veneration, homage; see honor 1 , reverence 1 , 2 . 2. [Obedience] Syn. submission, compliance, yielding; see docility . See Synonym Study at honor . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… … English dictionary for students
