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• v  regard highly; think much of
• v  show respect towards
• s  receiving deferential regard
  a respected family

• I felt respected by Bill.
• In a signal that he could be open to working more closely with congressional Democrats rather than stonewalling, President Bush plans to name the widely respected Republican lawyer .
• His extraordinary success is more than enough to make him respected, but he adds to that a genuineness as a human being that makes him as easy to like as he is to admire.

• respect
• esteem
• value
• prize
• prise
• honor
• honour
• abide by
• observe
• well-thought-of

• disrespect
• disesteem

News & Articles

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• AP Interview: Bleak outlook for West Bank economy
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians this week replaced one internationally respected, U.S.-trained economist with another in hopes of solving long-running problems in the West Bank, including a drop in foreign aid, a crippling budget deficit and Israeli development restrictions.
  June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Recognized Cancer Bio-Entrepreneur Launches Beats of Laughter
  Mona Jhaveri, Ph.D., a respected and forward-thinking Cancer Bio-entrepreneur, today launches Beats of Laughter , an organization that is casting a spotlight on the critical funding gap that impedes cancer-fighting ...
  June 12, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
• Raising the Bar: Respected Boise Jurist Alan Derr Dies at 85
  Alan Derr, one of the most respected attorneys in the collective memory of Boise, died Monday at the age of 85. The son of two Idaho State Senators—both his mother and father served at the Statehouse in the 1930s—practiced law in his Downtown Boise office until his death.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  June 10, 2013 - Boise Weekly

Quotes

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• Matthew Broderick in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  He was an amazing man to work for and with,Cryer said in a statement. "He respected young actors in a way that made you realize you had to step up your game because you were playing in the big leagues now. That's why he got such great...
• President Bush in ABC News
  The United States stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia and insists that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia be respected,Bush said sternly in Washington.
• Barack Obama in Environment News Service
  Senator Byrd's story was uniquely American,said Obama. "He was born into wrenching poverty, but educated himself to become an authoritative scholar, respected leader, and unparalleled champion of our Constitution. He scaled the summit of...