ABSENTEE


Meaning of ABSENTEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ æbs(ə)nti: ]

( absentees)

1.

An absentee is a person who is expected to be in a particular place but who is not there.

N-COUNT

2.

Absentee is used to describe someone who is not there to do a particular job in person.

Absentee fathers will be forced to pay child maintenance.

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

In elections in the United States, if you vote by absentee ballot or if you are an absentee voter, you vote in advance because you will be away. ( AM )

ADJ : ADJ n

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