absentee

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ab·sen·tee | \ ˌab-sən-ˈtē

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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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There were 10 sick absentees that day.

Recent Examples on the Web Gretchen Reinemayer, Arlington’s director of elections, said almost 3,600 people voted absentee in person and 3,500 ballots arrived by mail. — Washington Post, "Arlington Democratic incumbents Cristol, Dorsey return to County Board," 6 Nov. 2019 An additional 1,053 had voted absentee by mail at that point. — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, "Marion, Hamilton County in-person early voting is high for a municipal election year," 5 Nov. 2019 Federal law guarantees them the right to vote absentee, but 19 states do not allow for electronic submission of ballots. — Abigail Abrams, Time, "'Trump Is Having His Own Brexit': The Race to Prepare for a Potential U.S. Exit From the World's Mail System," 19 Sep. 2019 The mayor of a St. Louis suburb was charged Thursday with submitting a handful of fraudulent absentee voter applications in an attempt to influence an April 2018 local election. — Fox News, "St. Louis-area mayor charged in election fraud case," 22 Nov. 2019 Truffle associations also strike agreements with absentee landowners to keep their wooded property cleared in a way that promotes truffle growth. — BostonGlobe.com, "HP rejects Xerox proposal, but open to discussing transaction," 18 Nov. 2019 In Westland, 67% of the 8,638 voters who cast ballots chose the absentee route. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Clerks facing challenges with absentee voting skyrocketing in Michigan elections," 15 Nov. 2019 Endle was up by two votes after polls closed Nov. 5 with hundreds of outstanding questioned and absentee or special needs ballots still to be counted. — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Final Mat-Su assembly vote count puts contender ahead of Dunleavy-sponsored candidate," 13 Nov. 2019 That has led to complaints about absentee owners turning apartment buildings into de facto hotels and having a negative effect on affordable housing. — NBC News, "Voters decide on sanctuary city, Airbnb rentals, ranked-choice voting," 6 Nov. 2019

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“Absentee.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee. Accessed 12 December 2019.

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absentee

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