1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
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This latest relocation comes after more than 15,000 employees left the department through a deferred resignation program as part of efforts to reduce federal bureaucracy.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
The deferred resignation program allowed federal employees to resign but retain all pay and benefits through September 30, 2025, or later if the employee’s retirement date was between October 1 and December 31, 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
And you guys just announced these numbers within OPM about mostly people who had taken some of these deferred registration programs, but also some layoffs.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
Rice was also granted a deferred adjudication, paving the way for a case dismissal upon the successful completion of his probation.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
The deferred resignation program allowed federal employees to resign but retain all pay and benefits through September 30, 2025, or later if the employee’s retirement date was between October 1 and December 31, 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
And you guys just announced these numbers within OPM about mostly people who had taken some of these deferred registration programs, but also some layoffs.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
Rice was also granted a deferred adjudication, paving the way for a case dismissal upon the successful completion of his probation.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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