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Meanings of defer to in English

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Usage of defer to in English
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The courts are not required to defer to the Justice Department's recommendations.
Reuters
2
The alternative would be defer to some benefit upratings for the unemployed.
The Guardian
3
It was strange to have him defer to me in this way.
Lily of the Nile
4
And yet you defer to it, whatever it is, whatever it seeks.
The evolutionary void
5
Sometimes you got to defer to letting them to do the talking.
Reuters
6
People do not benefit by your example, or defer to your opinion.
Uncle Max
7
In general, however, courts defer to federal agencies on such questions.
Reuters
8
Army officials have said they will defer to the civilian government.
Reuters
9
But legal experts said appellate courts generally defer to lower court evidentiary rulings.
Reuters
10
This is way too big to defer to local law enforcement.
The abduction
11
I know you go back a way so I'll defer to your judgment.
Surrender to the will of the night
12
But the 1st Circuit refused to defer to the agencies' interpretation.
Reuters
13
I made my preferences clear in person, but I defer to your judgment.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
14
In any case, we were obligated to defer to the policeman, after all.
Fatelessness
15
Slowly the office force began to defer to the youthful Italian.
The Story of Glass
16
Academics invariably defer to the immense contribution made by local historians and archaeologists.
The Irish Times
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Defer to through the time
Defer to across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common