Leave+of+absence

  • 41leave — I verb 1) I left the hotel Syn: depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one s leave of, pull out of, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, vacate, absent oneself from; say one s… …

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  • 42leave — I verb 1) I left the hotel Syn: go away from, depart from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, take one s leave of, pull out of, quit, escape from, flee, abandon, desert, vacate; informal push off, shove off, clear out/off …

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  • 43leave — {{11}}leave (n.) permission, O.E. leafe leave, permission, license, dative and accusative of leaf permission, from W.Gmc. *lauba (Cf. O.N. leyfi permission, O.S. orlof, O.Fris. orlof, Ger. Urlaub leave of absence ), from PIE *leubh to care,… …

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  • 44absence — [[t]æ̱bs(ə)ns[/t]] ♦♦♦ absences 1) N VAR: with supp Someone s absence from a place is the fact that they are not there. ...a bundle of letters which had arrived for me in my absence... Eleanor would later blame her mother in law for her husband s …

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  • 45absence without leave — ab·sence with·out leave: the military offense of being absent without leave Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. absence without leave …

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  • 46absence — I (nonattendance) noun abandonment, absentia, abstention, avoidance, defection, desertion, nonappearance, nonpresence, removal, truancy, withdrawal associated concepts: absence from the state, absent creditors, absent debtor, absent defendant,… …

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  • 47Leave — may be:* Permission for absence: ** Garden leave ** Leave (military) ** Leave, use of paid time off ** Parental leave*Leave (song), a song by American rock band R.E.M. included in their album New Adventures in Hi Fi. *Leave, a song by Lula and… …

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  • 48absence — [n1] state of not being present absenteeism, AWOL*, cut*, French leave*, hooky*, nonappearance, nonattendance, no show*, truancy, vacancy; concept 746 Ant. existence, presence absence [n2] state of lacking something needed or usual dearth,… …

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  • 49absence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being away Nouns 1. (not being here) absence, nonresidence, noninhabitance, non presence, nonattendance, absenteeism, truancy, hooky, family leave; French leave; nonexistence. 2. (lack of… …

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  • 50Absence of Choice — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Absence of Choice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 no choice no choice Hobson s choice Sgm: N 1 first come first served first come first served random selection Sgm: N 1 necessity necessity &c. 601 Sgm: N 1 not a pin to… …

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