Synonyms for defer to
de·fer to

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1. defer to

   Synonyms:
   respect, value, yield to, pay respect to, think much of, think highly of, pay deference to

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1. Chris Christie:

   For those folks who say ‘I’m going to defer to someone else in running for president,’ I think that says everything about you as a potential candidate, because if you think you’re good enough to be president but you’re unwilling to run if someone else is running, in this instance Donald Trump, well then, I think you shouldn’t bother to run at all whether he runs or not.

2. President Joko Widodo:

   I have decided that we will not burden the state budget, and there will be no guarantee from the government, so I defer to the SOEs (ministry).

3. President Trump:

   I would imagine [Barr] would want to see this. ... Iwould certainly defer to the attorney general, and well see what he says about it, he calls em straight.

4. James Clapper:

   During my tenure as DNI, it was my practice to defer to the FBI director -- both (former FBI) Director (Robert) Mueller and Director Comey -- on whether, when, and to what extent they would inform me about such investigations.

5. Mayor Dilkens:

   Today, Windsor Police national economic crisis at Ambassador Bridge came to an end, border crossings will reopen when it is safe to do so and I defer to police and border agencies to make that determination.