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absentee
[ ab-suhn-tee ]
noun
- a person who is absent, especially from work or school.
- a person who is defined by their absence, such as a landowner who does not live on certain property owned or a voter who is permitted to cast a ballot by mail.
absentee
/ ˌæəˈپː /
noun
- a person who is absent
- ( as modifier )
an absentee voter
Example Sentences
But, on closer inspection, there was one notable absentee from the post-match celebrations.
She was absentee booked on suspicion of attempted murder after police said she pointed her handgun at officers and repeatedly ignored orders to put down the weapon.
Among other provisions, the order also prohibits the 18 states that accept absentee or mail-in ballots received after Election Day when they're postmarked on or before Election Day from counting those ballots.
In "Mrs. Doubtfire," Sally Field played a humorless executive and absentee mom who failed to monitor her children.
An absentee funeral was also held for the girl at Dhaka University, in the nation's capital, followed by a protest march and speeches by female students.
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