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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Kimberly Drelich, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Murkowski has a famous last name in her state and has been tested before, winning a statewide write-in campaign after conservatives tried to oust her.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The allegations were written in Sura’s handwriting.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Hedrick, a Democrat, was not endorsed by his party, but was victorious as a write-in candidate.
—Kimberly Drelich, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
Murkowski has a famous last name in her state and has been tested before, winning a statewide write-in campaign after conservatives tried to oust her.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
Wage growth generally has slowed in recent months and is now consistent with the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goal, economist Nancy Vanden Houten of Oxford Economics wrote in a research note.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The allegations were written in Sura’s handwriting.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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