absentee vote

noun

1. a vote cast by a person who, because of absence from usual voting district, illness, or the like, has been permitted to vote by mail.

Other Word Forms

• absentee voter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of absentee vote¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

He would deny them the right to cast an absentee vote.

From Slate

When it comes to maximising the absentee vote, he says, "both sides do it".

From BBC

“I think when the autopsies are written about 2022, the early vote and the absentee vote are going to be a huge part of it and something that our party really needs to embrace early on,” said Kristin Davison, a political adviser to Mr. Youngkin.

From New York Times

Nationally, former president Donald Trump and other Republican leaders have encouraged voters to avoid mail voting in favor of voting in person on Election Day, while lobbing unsubstantiated accusations about fraud tainting the absentee vote.

From Washington Post

“People always ask me, ‘Well, why don’t you absentee vote?

From Washington Post