deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt 
: the act of delaying or postponing
specifically
: official postponement of military service
Examples of deferment in a Sentence
She requested a six-month deferment on her loan.
She requested deferment of her loan.
the policies of military deferment
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The foreign war that students protested in the 1960s and ’70s was one that, even amid draft deferments, threatened their own lives.
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TIME, 9 May 2024
Other campus protesters in his generation were shot by the National Guard, or lost deferments from the draft to fight in Vietnam because of their activism.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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TIME, 9 May 2024
Other campus protesters in his generation were shot by the National Guard, or lost deferments from the draft to fight in Vietnam because of their activism.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferment. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
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