leave of absence

noun phrase

1
: permission to be absent from duty or employment
2

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Joseph Woll only returned Saturday for his first professional game since May after taking a leave of absence from the team. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025 Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the team just months after his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, underwent a heart transplant, the team announced Friday. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Stutzman, thrust into the chief negotiator role that year after longtime leader David Young took a sudden medical leave of absence, ultimately was credited with helping the union secure its first AI protections and a bonus for successful streaming programs. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 Some 46 percent of workers also said they were forced to take a leave of absence due to heat and dehydration-related health issues such as headaches, vision loss, excessive sweating, dizziness, vomiting and urinary tract infections. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leave of absence

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of leave of absence was in 1756

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“Leave of absence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20of%20absence. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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