absences (noun)

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• truant officer — noun Date: 1868 a person employed by a public school system to investigate the continued absences of pupils called also attendance officer, truancy officer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• absence — noun 1 fact of not being present ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged ▪ brief, temporary ▪ frequent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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• truant officer — noun : attendance officer * * * a public school official who investigates unauthorized absences from school. Also called attendance officer. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * truant officer, U.S. an official whose job is to locate and return truants to… …   Useful english dictionary

• absence */*/*/ — UK [ˈæbs(ə)ns] / US [ˈæbsəns] noun Word forms absence : singular absence plural absences 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a period of time when someone is not where they should be or where they usually are His frequent and prolonged absences were… …   English dictionary

• absence — ab‧sence [ˈæbsns] noun [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when a person is not at work, for example because they are ill: • Evelyn took charge in his absence. • The work of the department suffered because of her frequent absences. ˌleave… …   Financial and business terms

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• absence — ab|sence [ æbsəns ] noun ** 1. ) count a period of time when someone is not where they should be or where they usually are: His frequent and prolonged absences were making his wife suspicious. in someone s absence (=while someone is not there):… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English