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Absentee

/ˌæbsəˈnti/
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(noun) A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.

You can vote by absentee ballot.
The absentee landlord requires a state to enforce his claims to the property.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ voters had to mail in their ballots before the deadline.

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