Meaning of Absence

Absence

noun 

Meaning:

The fact of being away from a place.

Example:

• She did not explain her absence from the meeting. 
• The former president was sentenced in his absence. 
• In the absence of because someone or something is not there
• In the absence of the chairman, his deputy took over. 
• In the absence of any official support, we had to raise our own funds.