absentee

noun

ab·sen·tee | \ˌab-sən-ˈtē

Definition of absentee

: one that is absent: such as

a : a proprietor that lives away from his or her estate or business

b : one missing from work or school

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Examples of absentee in a Sentence

There were 10 sick absentees that day.

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In 2016, more than 40 percent of Americans voted early, absentee or by mail. — Laurie Kellman, The Seattle Times, "Understanding the vote: New AP survey debuts Nov. 6," 5 Nov. 2018 Weinstein announced his decision for a full manual recount of absentee, provisional and election day ballots today. — Kate Magill, Howard County Times, "Howard council incumbent seeks recount after two-vote loss," 9 July 2018 One lesson is that Florida needs to tighten up on its absentee and provisional ballot rules. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Florida’s Close Election Call," 18 Nov. 2018 Although 100 percent of precincts have reported results, election officials will have to account for absentee and provisional ballots in a process that could last awhile. — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, "Josh Harder is in a dead heat in his congressional race to become the only venture capitalist in the House of Representatives," 7 Nov. 2018 The Harford elections office had 323 absentee and provisional ballots on the table for Friday’s count. — David Anderson, The Aegis, "McComas, Wagner win tight Harford primary races after final ballot canvass," 6 July 2018 Alexander did not have the exact numbers of absentee or provisional votes for District 1 as of Tuesday night. — Jess Nocera, Laurel Leader, "Former county councilman is coming home, back to his District 1 seat," 27 June 2018 In the 2016 primary, more than 5 million California residents, or nearly 60 percent of the electorate, voted absentee. — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, "California's primary results could be delayed by crowded contests, absentee ballots," 5 June 2018 With a few absentee and provisional ballots still out, his lead is a few hundred votes out of more than 200,000 cast in the congressional district formerly held by Republican Tim Murphy. — Chris Potter, Philly.com, "GOP officials claim voting irregularities in special Pa. election," 14 Mar. 2018

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