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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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
The nominees were selected from a write-in ballot from industry members and fans.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
The researchers at Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, writing in the journal Nature in 2024, had forecast a 19% drop in global income by 2050.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Noun
There will be a special line on the ballot for write-in votes.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
The nominees were selected from a write-in ballot from industry members and fans.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Many people wrote in the comment section that OP wasn't in the wrong.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
The researchers at Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, writing in the journal Nature in 2024, had forecast a 19% drop in global income by 2050.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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