Defers to someone
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to allow someone or something to make decisions for you or tell you what to do because of your respect for them or because of their higher rank, authority, knowledge, etc.:
Defers to someone meaning & definition 1 of Defers to someone.
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to let another person decide, or to accept another person’s opinion, usually because you respect the knowledge or experience of that person:
Defers to someone meaning & definition 2 of Defers to someone.