Definition of "nonattendance" [non•at•tend•ance]

• A failure to attend; nonappearance. (noun)

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• "To be sure, even among Christians, some of those we are calling lapsed are themselves the children of lapsed parents, but lapsing that is, nonattendance has risen very sharply across the generations."
• "Congress, from the nonattendance of a few States, have been frequently in the situation of a Polish diet, where a single veto has been sufficient to put a stop to all their movements."
• "The hall where the ceremony took place was cold and the chill was unbearable in the silence when her nonattendance was noted."