leave of absence

noun phrase

1
: permission to be absent from duty or employment
2

Examples of leave of absence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Spearman took a leave of absence as CEO in 2023 to run for Denver mayor and then stepped down ahead of an unsuccessful run for the Denver school board. Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024 Jin will reportedly celebrate his discharge in Seoul with the other BTS members, who are still active in the military and applied for a leave of absence from the barracks to commemorate the day. Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024 At an October Bloomberg business conference, Emanuel called for Lourd to take a leave of absence in light of Ormond’s lawsuit. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024 Kirk, a former principal at Windham Tech and former girls basketball coach at E.O. Smith and Windsor, had taken a leave of absence from his job as a math coach in the Norwich school system but went back to work last September. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leave of absence 

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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 30 Jun. 2024.

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