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To '''defer''' is to [[trust]] someone else more than yourself on an issue. It is a sign of [[integrity]] to sometimes trust someone else more than you in this way and to [[bet]] on their judgement over yours. | To '''defer''' is to [[trust]] someone else (an '''authority''') more than yourself on an issue. It is a sign of [[integrity]] to sometimes trust someone else more than you in this way and to [[bet]] on their judgement over yours. A [[TIPAESA]] structure explicitly defers to some authority in its last resort, e.g. by [[attribution]]. | ||
Contrast: [[refer]], [[infer]]. | Contrast: [[refer]], [[infer]]. | ||
Typically [[repute]] must be assigned by, or [[audit]]ed by, some authority. A [[credit rating]] is the most obvious example. Other examples such as the approval of candidates for a [[political party]] by its leader, or [[priestly hierarchy]], e.g. [[w:Vatican|Vatican]]. | |||
Revision as of 21:55, 4 September 2004
To defer is to trust someone else (an authority) more than yourself on an issue. It is a sign of integrity to sometimes trust someone else more than you in this way and to bet on their judgement over yours. A TIPAESA structure explicitly defers to some authority in its last resort, e.g. by attribution.
Typically repute must be assigned by, or audited by, some authority. A credit rating is the most obvious example. Other examples such as the approval of candidates for a political party by its leader, or priestly hierarchy, e.g. Vatican.