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
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Book Tower and Penobscot were popular write-ins, each getting seven nods.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
But those concerns must be outlined in a Federal Register notice first, which hasn't happened, Liu's attorneys wrote in court documents.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Courtney Heck, who was listed on the ballot, will join her on the governing body along with Kathleen Reidy, a write-in candidate.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Book Tower and Penobscot were popular write-ins, each getting seven nods.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Pentagon’s supply of missiles and shells was running very short even last year, as Mark Bowden wrote in this magazine in December.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
But those concerns must be outlined in a Federal Register notice first, which hasn't happened, Liu's attorneys wrote in court documents.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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