absentee
noun
ab·sen·tee
ˌab-sən-ˈtē 
: 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
absentee
adjective
Examples of absentee in a Sentence
There were 10 sick absentees that day.
Recent Examples on the Web
Advisers believe this would enable Trump to level the playing field with Mr. Biden on Election Day, since Democrats have historically benefitted from early and absentee voting.
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Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Towns lived on the same block prior to his incarceration, per his online booking records and absentee 2020 voting enrollment as collected in The South Georgia Times.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Eight more ballots from absentee voters had no postmark date, but the county received them on or before March 12.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
During the 2023 legislative session, the state passed bills that prohibit crossover voting during primaries and shorten the early and absentee voting period.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Together, a pair of bills would ban firearm possession at absentee ballot counting locations and prohibit the open carry of firearms at voting locations as well as absentee ballot drop boxes and clerks' offices during the 40-day absentee voting period.
—Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Already Hoosiers can vote early in person or request an absentee mail-in ballot.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The patterns the Herald found reveal how savvy lawyers can work the system to wrest condos away from absentee owners and the relatives of dead owners over liens as small as a few thousand dollars.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Translation: In-person absentee can only happen between 14 days out from the election and the Sunday before Election Day (which is always a Tuesday).
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Towns lived on the same block prior to his incarceration, per his online booking records and absentee 2020 voting enrollment as collected in The South Georgia Times.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Eight more ballots from absentee voters had no postmark date, but the county received them on or before March 12.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
During the 2023 legislative session, the state passed bills that prohibit crossover voting during primaries and shorten the early and absentee voting period.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Together, a pair of bills would ban firearm possession at absentee ballot counting locations and prohibit the open carry of firearms at voting locations as well as absentee ballot drop boxes and clerks' offices during the 40-day absentee voting period.
—Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Already Hoosiers can vote early in person or request an absentee mail-in ballot.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The patterns the Herald found reveal how savvy lawyers can work the system to wrest condos away from absentee owners and the relatives of dead owners over liens as small as a few thousand dollars.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Translation: In-person absentee can only happen between 14 days out from the election and the Sunday before Election Day (which is always a Tuesday).
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
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absentee
noun
ab·sen·tee
ˌab-sən-ˈtē
: one that is absent: as
a
: a proprietor who lives away from his or her business or estate
b
: a potential party to a legal action who is not present or does not have a representative present at a proceeding
absentee
adjective
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