Attendee vs. Absentee — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Attendee and Absentee
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Attendee
One who is present at or attends a function. See Usage Note at -ee1.
Absentee
One that is absent.
Attendee
A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event.
Absentee
Relating to one that is absent.
Attendee
(uncommon) A person who is attended.
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Absentee
Not in residence
Absentee landlords. See Usage Note at -ee1.
Attendee
A person who participates in a meeting;
He was a regular attender at department meetings
The gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
Absentee
As an absentee voter
Voted absentee in the election.
Absentee
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
Absentee
A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
Absentee
One that is nonexistent or lacking.
Absentee
A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
Absentee
(attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent.
Absentee
One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee.
Absentee
One that is absent or not in residence
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