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Absentee

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"At roll-call there were three absentees.; absentee father; absentee landlord; absentee freeholder"
2.NounDesignating a person absent in a particular capacity, sometimes implying that they are difficult to contact, unresponsive, avoiding their responsibilities, etc.
"absentee father; absentee landlord; absentee freeholder"
3.NounA person who is absent from their residence and usual environment, and has not been seen or heard from for some period of time, so that it is unknown whether they are still alive, for the purpose of civil law dealing with the management of property etc. in such cases.
4.NounSomething that is not present where it might be expected.
"The manufacturer's promised new model was a notable absentee at the car show."
5.NounDesignating something whose owner, person responsible, etc. is absent.
"absentee ballot, absentee property"
6.NounA landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
7.NounA voter who is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
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