1
: a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate
2
: a candidate whose name is written in
wrote in; written in; writing in; writes in
1
: to insert in a document or text
2
a
: to insert (a name not listed on a ballot or voting machine) in an appropriate space
b
: to cast (a vote) in this manner
Examples of write-in in a Sentence
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Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Unless a write-in candidate gains huge voter support, there will be no changes on the Council.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2024
The chairman and Arizona governor Katie Hobbs wrote in a joint letter to the federal government last year requesting ramped up staffing and resources from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to deal with the surge.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
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Noun
Because Baker had filed as a write-in candidate, the result was that Jordan’s name will appear on the ballot while Baker’s will not.
—Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Unless a write-in candidate gains huge voter support, there will be no changes on the Council.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
Verb
The Presidential Records Act of 1978, written in the aftermath of the resignation of a president, Richard M. Nixon, facing a Senate impeachment trial for high crimes and misdemeanors, made public ownership of those records the new fact of the land.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2024
The chairman and Arizona governor Katie Hobbs wrote in a joint letter to the federal government last year requesting ramped up staffing and resources from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to deal with the surge.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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