absentees
Those not present
Absentees are people who are absent—not present where expected.
The word typically appears in institutional contexts: voters who cast absentee ballots, workers missing from their shifts, students not in class.
The teacher marked the absentees in her gradebook.
An absentee landlord owns property but lives elsewhere, often implying neglect.
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- hookyUnauthorized school absence
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
AWOL · cutting · unexcused · malingering · delinquent · shirking · slacking · goldbricking
People who don't cast ballots
- abstainersThose who forgo indulgence
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- ballotVoting document
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
registered · eligible · disenfranchised · proxy · mail-in · no-shows · quorum · delegates
Not included or explained
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- goneNo longer present
- unfoundNot yet discovered
search · lost · untraceable · sought · whereabouts · headcount · unreported · unexplained
Sanctioned time away
- vacationLeisure time away
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- furloughGranted absence from work
- exemptionRelease from requirement
deferment · bereavement · maternity · paternity · medical · permission · authorized · documented
skipping
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- hookyUnauthorized school absence
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
bunking · AWOL · cutting · unexcused · malingering · delinquent · shirking · slacking · goldbricking · no-show
nonvoters
People who don't cast ballots
- abstainersThose who forgo indulgence
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- ballotVoting document
polling · registered · eligible · disenfranchised · proxy · mail-in · no-shows · quorum · delegates · shareholders
unaccounted
Not included or explained
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- goneNo longer present
unfound · search · lost · untraceable · sought · whereabouts · headcount · unreported · unexplained
leave
Sanctioned time away
- vacationLeisure time away
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- furloughGranted absence from work
exemption · deferment · bereavement · maternity · paternity · medical · permission · authorized · documented · approved
- meeting minutesminutes, agenda, attendance, roll call, motions
absenteesattendees
People at an event
participants · arrivals · attendants · the present · regulars
- absentee landlordProperty owner elsewhere
- absentee ballotVote cast from elsewhere
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
- absentee votesBallots cast remotely
- absentee voterOne who votes remotely
- absentee ownerProprietor not on premises