absentee

n.
One that is absent.

adj.

1. Of or relating to one that is absent.
2. Not in residence: absentee landlords. See Usage Note at -ee¹.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

One who has left, either temporarily or permanently, his or her domicile or usual place of residence or business. A person beyond the geographical borders of a state who has not authorized an agent to represent him or her in legal proceedings that may be commenced against him or her within the state.

An absentee landlord is an individual who leases real estate to another but who does not reside in the leased premises.

An absentee corporation is one that conducts business within a state other than the place of its incorporation but has not designated an agent for purposes of service of process, which might ensue from disputes involving its business transactions there.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A person with an income who has had the forethought to remove himself from the sphere of exaction.

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IN BRIEF: A person who misses school or work; someone who is not there.

Last Wednesday Fred was an absentee and missed the committee meeting.

Tutor's tip: In legal terms, an "absentee" (one who is not present) may be referred to as "in absentia" (absent).

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fraværende, pjækker
adj. - fraværs-

idioms:

• absentee ballot    brevstemme

Nederlands (Dutch)
(betreffende) afwezige, iemand die schriftelijke stemt uitbrengt, in het buitenland/elders wonend (huisbaas)

Français (French)
n. - absent, absentéiste
adj. - absent

idioms:

• absentee ballot    (Pol) vote par correspondance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abwesender, auswärts Lebender
adj. - abwesend, im Ausland lebend

idioms:

• absentee ballot    Briefwahl

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απών, (κατά σύστημα) απουσιάζων, (νομ.) ετεροδημότης νομέας ή εισοδηματίας

idioms:

• absentee ballot    (ΗΠΑ) ταχυδρομική ψήφος

Italiano (Italian)
assente, assenteista

idioms:

• absentee ballot    voto per corrispondenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) ausente, absentista (m) (f)

idioms:

• absentee ballot    voto (m) antecipado de pessoa ausente

Русский (Russian)
отсутствующий, отлучившийся

idioms:

• absentee ballot    избирательный бюллетень отсутствующего лица

Español (Spanish)
n. - ausente, absentista
adj. - ausente, absentista

idioms:

• absentee ballot    voto ausente, voto observado, voto por poder

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frånvarande, skolkare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缺席者, 不在者, 未上班者, 缺席者的, 在外者的, 在外地主的

idioms:

• absentee ballot    缺席投票

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 缺席者, 不在者, 未上班者
adj. - 缺席者的, 在外者的, 在外地主的

idioms:

• absentee ballot    缺席投票

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불참자, 부재자
adj. - 부재자의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 欠席者, 不在者

idioms:

• absentee ballot    不在投票

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألغائب, ألمتغيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נעדר, נפקד‬
adj. - ‮נעדר, נפקד‬

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