How to Cite This SparkNote. absentee ballot - A ballot, usually sent in the mail, that allows those who cannot go to their precinct on election day to vote. absolutism - The belief that the government should have all the power and be able to do whatever it wants. acquisitive model - A view of bureaucracies that argues agency heads seek to expand the size, budget, and power of their agency.
The Wai-wai (also written Waiwai or Wai Wai) are a Carib-speaking ethnic group of Guyana and northern Brazil.
Full Definition of WAIVER. 1. : the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege; also: the legal instrument evidencing such an act.2. the act of a club's waiving the right to claim a professional ball player who is being removed from another club's roster âoften used in the phrase on waivers denoting the process by which a player to be removed from a roster is made available to other clubs. See waiver defined for English-language learners.