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View synonyms for write-in

write-in

[ rahyt-in ]

noun

  1. a candidate or vote for a candidate not listed on the printed ballot but written onto it by the voter:

    Write-ins may swing the election.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or for such a candidate or vote or a ballot so marked:

    a write-in campaign.

write in

verb

  1. to insert in (a document, form, etc) in writing
  2. adverb to write a letter to a company, institution, etc
  3. adverb
    1. to vote for (a person not on a ballot) by writing in his name
    2. to cast (a vote) for such a person by writing in his name
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of voting for a person by writing his name on a ballot
  2. a candidate or vote that has been written in
  3. ( as modifier )

    a write-in campaign

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of write-in1

First recorded in 1930–35
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