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deferentialism en · NOUN

Etymology

From deferential + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A policy or habit of behaving deferentially.
    • Some observers have concluded that an important element in the Conservative survival has been 'deferentialism', a reminder of a fundamental respect for a ruling — or at least an officer — class. 1972, Robert Rhodes James, Ambitions and Realities: British Politics 1964-70, page 91:
    • All these forms of deference, and their combined outcome of deferentialism, are problematic for the role of the judiciary as guardians of constitutionalism and human rights. 2016, Martin Scheinin, Helle Krunke, Marina Aksenova, Judges as Guardians of Constitutionalism and Human Rights: