Definition of Write In in English :

Define Write In in English

Write In meaning in English

Meaning of Write In in English

Pronunciation of Write In in English

Write In pronunciation in English

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Write In

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Verb

1. write in

cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot

Example Sentences:
'Many voters wrote in the names of strangers'

2. write in

write to an organization

Example Sentences:
'Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Write In

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to insert in (a document, form, etc) in writing
2. (adverb)
to write a letter to a company, institution, etc
3. (adverb) US
a. 
to vote for (a person not on a ballot) by writing in his or her name
b. 
to cast (a vote) for such a person by writing in his or her name
noun write-in US
4. 
the act of voting for a person by writing his or her name on a ballot
5. 
a candidate or vote that has been written in
6. 
(as modifier)
a write-in campaign
noun US politics
1. 
a vote cast for an unlisted candidate by writing his or her name on a ballot paper
When Republican write-ins were included, Johnson's margin of victory was only 330 votes.
The state does not permit write-in votes.
2. 
an unlisted candidate whose name someone writes on a ballot paper
Four years ago, he was a write-in in New Hampshire.

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Write In

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US
to vote for (someone not officially on a ballot) by inserting that person's name on the ballot
noun
1. 
a vote for some person whose name is not on the ballot, made by inserting that person's name
2. 
a person whose name is so inserted
adjective
3. 
of or relating to a write-in
write-in campaign

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Write In

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n.
1. A vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate not on the ballot.
2. A candidate voted for in this manner.

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