deference

condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors
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Summary

deference ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • deference is a type of attitude[2].
  • deference is a type of intentional human activity[3].
  • deference's Commons category is recorded as Deference[4].
  • deference's said to be the same as is recorded as submissiveness[5].
  • deference's facet of is recorded as social hierarchy[6].
  • deference's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[7].
  • deference's described by source is recorded as Infogalactic[8].
  • deference's described by source is recorded as Justapedia[9].
  • deference's has effect is recorded as acquiescence[10].
  • deference's different from is recorded as devotion[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include attitude[2] and intentional human activity[3].

Why It Matters

deference ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[1] deference has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] deference is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_deference_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{deference}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/deference}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 10d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 13
    Different from → devotion
    Has effect → acquiescence
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove badge intentional sitelink to redirect from jawiki sitelink; sitelink points to a non-redirect page #msynbotTask10"
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