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write-in
[rahyt-in]
noun
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
of, relating to, or for such a candidate or vote or a ballot so marked.
a write-in campaign.
write in
verb
to insert in (a document, form, etc) in writing
(adverb) to write a letter to a company, institution, etc
(adverb)
to vote for (a person not on a ballot) by writing in his name
to cast (a vote) for such a person by writing in his name
noun
the act of voting for a person by writing his name on a ballot
a candidate or vote that has been written in
( as modifier )
a write-in campaign
Word History and Origins
Origin of write-in1
Idioms and Phrases
Cast a vote by inserting a name not listed on the ballot, as in He asked them to write in his name as a candidate . [c. 1930]
Insert in a text or document, as in Please don't write in your corrections on the printed pages, but list them separately . [Late 1300s]
Communicate with an organization by mail, as in Listeners are being asked to write in their requests . [1920s]
Example Sentences
Voters were asked to fill out a write-in ballot due to the unusually high number of candidates.
In 2010, she notched a rare write-in victory after losing the GOP nomination to a right-wing “tea party” Republican.
By the end of the presidential primary races in June, the movement had amassed over 750,000 "uncommitted," "uninstructed" or "no preference" votes, including write-in and blank-ballot protests in states without such options.
It was a write-in, as Martínez’s name was not on the ballot.
It quickly became the target of a massive write-in campaign protesting such candid talk about sex on television; the show was canceled after 14 weeks.
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