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Deference
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<p>Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, <a href="/facts/Legitimacy_(political)/n3CoAhK6">legitimate</a> influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of respect or reverence. Deference has been studied extensively by <a href="/facts/List_of_political_scientists/lmp4W6BD">political scientists</a>, sociologists, and psychologists. </p>