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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Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Ken Weir, a member of the Bakersfield City Council and the head of the Kern County GOP, ran a write-in campaign for the 32nd District Assembly seat.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 June 2024
Yoon wrote in an email that the nonprofit was not aware of the arrest until told by a Bee reporter.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Noun
The New Hampshire calls falsely showed up to recipients as coming from the personal cellphone number of Kathy Sullivan, a former state Democratic Party chair who helped run the Biden write-in campaign.
—Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Ken Weir, a member of the Bakersfield City Council and the head of the Kern County GOP, ran a write-in campaign for the 32nd District Assembly seat.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Verb
As Stern writes in his new memoir Home and Alone, released May 21, the two spent some time together away from the set.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 June 2024
Yoon wrote in an email that the nonprofit was not aware of the arrest until told by a Bee reporter.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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