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Definition of deferential
: showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder : showing or expressing deference listened with deferential attention to his grandfather deferential to the judge's decision
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Examples of deferential in a Sentence
the man had the deferential attitude of someone who had been a servant his entire life
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Despite this multilevel success, or perhaps because of it, Byrne remains resolutely curious and deferential.
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And media outlets tend to be far more deferential in reporting on court decisions than when reporting on Congress or the presidency.
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Trump is 'very backwards looking' Fisher also said Congress has been far too deferential to President Donald Trump in the first months of his administration.
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Gen. Loretta Lynch, actions that together gave his statements more credibility, judging by the deferential statements of the Senate panel.
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Courts have historically been deferential in this area, and recent presidents including Carter, Reagan and Obama have used it to deny entry to certain refugees and diplomats, including from nations such as Iran, Cuba, and North Korea.
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Mulvaney argued that its score of the House's American Health Care Act was a perfect example of why Congress should stop being so deferential to the CBO.
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Presumably, the court would apply the same deferential standard to an FCC conclusion in 2017 that the 2015 order was a mistake that harmed investment.
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The Washington Post wrote — deferential to the king of Saudi Arabia but appearing to shove a Balkan prime minister out of the way to get a better spot for a NATO photo op.
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