absentee


Definition: Meaning of, absentee in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌabs(ə)nˈtiː /

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Singular Plural
absentee absentees
[countable]
  1. someone who should be in a place or at an event but is not there
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absentee used in phrases

  • absentee ballot (noun)
    1. a process by which people in the United States can vote before an election because they will be away during the election
  • absentee landlord (noun)
    1. someone who lives a long way away from a house or apartment which they rent to other people, and who rarely or never visits it
  • absentee rate (noun)
    1. the percentage of workers who do not report to work
  • absentee vote (noun)
    1. a vote which you send by post in an election because you cannot be in the place where you usually vote [=  postal vote British English]
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