Something that is not present where it might be expected.
The manufacturer's promised new model was a notable absentee at the car show.
“Voting rights advocates report problems with new Ohio law on absentee ballots by Jo Ingles www.ideastream.org/2026-05-05/v...”
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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“Can I sue the government if they try to ban absentee/mail in voting and I have anxiety around crowds?”
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(attributive) Designating something whose owner, person responsible, etc. is absent.
absentee ballot, absentee property
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A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
At roll-call there were three absentees.
“SC folks, the Democratic primary is June 9th—caught me by surprise as I thought it was later in the month. Check your voter registration click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.fY... and request absentee ballots now if you need to.”
“Exactly. He's obviously an absentee father on so many levels.”
“Vargas: Curran Must Remove ‘Part-Time Plummer’ Over 35% Absentee Record and Gun Vote No-Show”
“"...over 104,000 votes had been cast so far in the primary elections. Of those, 45,000 were absentee ballots"”
“It especially sucks when you want to do the right thing, to go vote, but you're getting to be too disabled and you didn't plan for this so an absentee ballot isn't possible. I think I'll just request mail-in ballots for the future to be sure I can vote from now on.”
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