( formal ) to agree to accept what sb has decided or what they think about sb/sth because you respect him or her :
We will defer to whatever the committee decides.
( formal ) to agree to accept what sb has decided or what they think about sb/sth because you respect him or her :
We will defer to whatever the committee decides.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005