absentee
Collocations
4ADJ.
notable
VERB + ABSENTEE
hate, sent, vote
ABSENTEE + NOUN
ballot, car, father, freeholder, landlord, landlords
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
At roll-call there were three absentees.
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
absentee father; absentee landlord; absentee freeholder
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
Something that is not present where it might be expected.
The manufacturer's promised new model was a notable absentee at the car show.
Designating something whose owner, person responsible, etc. is absent.
absentee ballot, absentee property
In Wyoming, a GOP state senator forwarded an FGA draft bill to Secretary of State Chuck Gray that would prohibit sending out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms.
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6At roll-call there were three absentees.
Wiktionaryabsentee father; absentee landlord; absentee freeholder
WiktionaryThe manufacturer's promised new model was a notable absentee at the car show.
WiktionaryYou can vote by absentee ballot.
Tatoeba · #4288128The absentee landlord requires a state to enforce his claims to the property.
Tatoeba · #6366624The traveler sent in an absentee vote by mail.
Tatoeba · #6759732