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write-in
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Noun write-in has 2 senses
  1. write-in candidate, write-in - a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
    --1 is a kind of campaigner, candidate, nominee
    Derived form: verb write in1
  2. write-in - a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
    --2 is a kind of     vote, ballot, voting, balloting
    Derived form: verb write in1
Verb write-in has 2 senses
  1. write in - cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot; "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"
    --1 is one way to vote
    Derived forms: noun write-in2, noun write-in1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. write in - write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program"
    --2 is one way to write
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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