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absentee

[ab-suhn-tee]

noun

  1. a person who is absent, especially from work or school.

  2. 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

    1. a person who is absent

    2. ( as modifier )

      an absentee voter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of absentee1

First recorded in 1530–40; absent + -ee
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Despite the absentees, all three would have reasonable claims to be in England's first-choice team even if all the seamers were fit.

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Going forward, however, she said that she will avoid voting absentee and instead vote in person whenever she can, as well as more diligently document her voting process.

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Our lands, homes and businesses were seized, and we were labeled “absentees” even though we had been violently expelled and our properties expropriated.

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But, on closer inspection, there was one notable absentee from the post-match celebrations.

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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.

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