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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Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Flashback: Duggan was elected mayor in 2013 through a write-in campaign when the city was in the midst of its historic bankruptcy case.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Mash wrote in her report that his tissue showed evidence of excited delirium, court records show.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Sixteen candidates qualified at the Friday deadline, including 10 Republicans, five independents or write-ins and a single Democrat, Gay Valimont.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Flashback: Duggan was elected mayor in 2013 through a write-in campaign when the city was in the midst of its historic bankruptcy case.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
The 2024 rule, which immediately triggered objections from business leaders who called it a government power grab, was not within the FTC’s authority to create, Ferguson wrote in a dissent.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Mash wrote in her report that his tissue showed evidence of excited delirium, court records show.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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