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absentees
1
someone who is not present at school, work, etc. when they are supposed to be
- The teacher marked him as an absentee when he skipped class.
- The factory's high number of absentees slowed down production.
- Absentees from the meeting missed important updates.
- The school called parents of frequent absentees to discuss the issue.
- The election results were affected by thousands of absentees who didn't vote.