Write-in

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot. attributive, often

    "He won a write-in campaign for Youngstown school board in 2015; he joined the Green Party last year."

  2. 2
    a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot wordnet
  3. 3
    A vote made for a candidate of this kind. attributive, often
  4. 4
    a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters wordnet
  5. 5
    A social event for authors, at which they meet up to work on their writing together. attributive, often

    "NaNoWriMo also provides free resources and curriculum globally to over 80,000 students and educators in 2,000 classrooms. In addition a host of volunteers provide write-ins and events in 500 regions."

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  1. 6
    A clue or puzzle that is so easy that the answer is immediately obvious. attributive, derogatory, often

    "Normally, when the first clue is a write-in, I think I am in for an easy time, but not here: there is enough misdirection to keep most of us on our toes, and the bottom half remained nearly empty for far too long."

Etymology

Deverbal from write in. So called because anybody wishing to vote for such a candidate must explicitly write the candidate's name on the ballot.

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