deferment

Noun

Meaning

The act of delaying; postponement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

deferral postponement grace mora break stay extension delay wait suspension halt set aside pardon pause cessation
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Antonyms

dart decision determine begin imprisonment conclude
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Hypernyms

delay holdup

Hyponyms

adjournment

Phrases with the word

temporary deferment

Anagrams

fermented

Examples

A disadvantage is the lack of democratic control and transparency, this leading, from a democratic viewpoint, to the deferment of actual power of policy-making to faceless, if even known, public servants. Source: Internet

Higham, pp. 331–332 Ziegler said that the Duke blamed the trouble on "mischief makers – communists " and "men of Central European Jewish descent, who had secured jobs as a pretext for obtaining a deferment of draft". Source: Internet

In 1969, Judge MacMahon wrote a letter to Giuliani's draft board, asking that he be reclassified as 2-A, civilian occupation deferment, because Giuliani, who was a law clerk for MacMahon, was an essential employee. Source: Internet

Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento, chairman of the House committee on transportation, said the panel may seek a deferment of the unpopular MRT-LRT fare hikes “if warranted.” Source: Internet

It goes on like that, laying out Mueller's credentials while conspicuously never mentioning a certain someone who famously got out of serving in Vietnam on a "bone spurs" deferment (plus four educational deferments). Source: Internet

As for the criteria for a deferment or forbearance, chances are, you qualify for something. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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