mail-in

[meyl-in]

adjective

1. conducted or responding by mail.

   a mail-in referendum.

noun

1. something conducted or returned by mail, as a questionnaire or vote.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mail-in¹

adj., noun use of verb phrase mail in

Example Sentences

The race tightened dramatically as late-arriving and mail-in ballots were counted over the following days.

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The court announced Monday that it will decide whether officials can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.

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On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Mississippi law that allowed counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day, which has the potential to overturn similar measures in dozens of other states ahead of the midterms.

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He has issued an executive order telling the Department of Justice to pursue litigation against other states to push the argument in the 5th Circuit’s Watson decision and he has promised another executive order on mail-in balloting to come.

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The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day should be counted, a case that could have repercussions for the 2026 midterm vote.

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