Definition of "deferments" [deferments]

• Plural form of deferment. (noun)

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• "And student deferments from the Vietnam draft ceased to be an issue."
• "When he got his multiple deferments from the draft, Coward Cheney pretended we were not at war in Vietnam."
• "Vice President Dick Cheney took numerous deferments from the draft and, as the poster boy for the National Rifle Association and tough guy hunters, shot a friend in the face at close range while blasting pen-raised quail in Texas."