leave of absence

noun phrase

1
: permission to be absent from duty or employment
2

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Barbara Riemer is on a leave of absence from her job, the School District said in its statement Wednesday. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025 Things reached a head just before Christmas, when Taylor had to take a 10-day leave of absence just before Christmas following the tragic death of his niece. Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Sources told The News that five of the 25 controllers assigned to the Newark airspace took a leave of absence, a 20% reduction in the workforce. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025 Perez took a leave of absence from Oxford while working on Marblar and never returned. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for leave of absence

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of leave of absence was in 1756

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“Leave of absence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20of%20absence. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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