nonattendance
noun
non·at·ten·dance
ˌnän-ə-ˈten-dən(t)s 
: neglect or failure to attend : lack of attendance
had no explanation for his nonattendance at the meeting
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Bennett Lawson, 44th, to make an emergency pitch to party leaders for Kelly’s endorsement, but her nonattendance likely had a chilling effect on support for her candidacy.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
Feinstein's nonattendance spurred debate about aging politicians.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 12 May 2023
Feinstein’s nonattendance has been more acutely felt because of her role on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Among those proposals: increasing the financial penalty for each truancy offense, lessening the burden on districts to bring students back in a nonpunitive way and reclassifying a parent found responsible for a child’s nonattendance at school as a Class C misdemeanor.
—Talia Richman, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
In total, there were 284 nonattendance/detention infractions, which average 14-15 such infractions per week, officials said.
—Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2017
The Bulgarian Church, meanwhile, explained its nonattendance as in part a protest against council documents that included language about improving relations with other churches.
—Jonathan Gorvett, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2016
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
Feinstein's nonattendance spurred debate about aging politicians.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 12 May 2023
Feinstein’s nonattendance has been more acutely felt because of her role on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Among those proposals: increasing the financial penalty for each truancy offense, lessening the burden on districts to bring students back in a nonpunitive way and reclassifying a parent found responsible for a child’s nonattendance at school as a Class C misdemeanor.
—Talia Richman, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
In total, there were 284 nonattendance/detention infractions, which average 14-15 such infractions per week, officials said.
—Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2017
The Bulgarian Church, meanwhile, explained its nonattendance as in part a protest against council documents that included language about improving relations with other churches.
—Jonathan Gorvett, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2016
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“Nonattendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonattendance. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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