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Defers meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of defer
Example sentences (13)
The Legislature hasn’t enacted a certified ballot initiative in 16 years and typically defers to voters.
The prosecution had since closed its case but the defence’s attempt to present its no-case argument was repeatedly stalled as the presiding judge defers court dates and the trial experiences a prolonged timeline.
The Republican National Committee defers to individual state rules governing delegates pledged to candidates who withdraw from the contest, so it’ll be a patchwork of state-by-state regulations that determine precisely how Haley’s delegates are handled.
Cormac defers the patient to her.
Anthem, which started offering virtual visits on American Well's platform in 2013, conducts bi-annual email registration campaigns for large employers, but defers to them when it comes to interacting with employees.
America’s prohibitive ability to project power abroad deters competitors and defers military costs for our formally fractious allies in places like Western Europe.
NAPOLITANO: Well, DACA not only defers deportation so that you don't have to live in fear that, you know, you'll be picked up by an ICE agent, but it also provides for work authorization.
The board defers to a few Italian-American leaders in Chicago who object to the renaming, pointing out that while a fascist, Italo Balbo opposed Mussolini’s anti-Semitic laws and his alliance with Germany.
The designation defers deportation for eligible aliens and allows them to apply for work permits.
ANSI, like other national standards bodies, no longer develops the C standard independently, but defers to the international C standard, maintained by the working group ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 /WG14.
For pre-tax contributions, the employee does not pay federal income tax on the amount of current income he or she defers to a 401(k) account, but does still pay the total 7.65% payroll taxes (social security and medicare).
Like Caeiro, whom he admires, Reis defers from questioning life.
The uncertain nature of the Dorian invasion defers a definitive answer until more is known about it.