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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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Three other candidates — Nina Luxenberg and Mike Cease of the Green Party and Frank Bertone, a Democratic write-in hopeful — also are on the ballot.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
All presidential terms since President Jimmy Carter saw healthy stock market returns for the full four or eight years, with the exception of President George W. Bush due to the Great Recession, Motley wrote in a recent market update.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
District 3: Morgan McGarvey defeats Mike Craven McGarvey, the incumbent Democrat, faced a challenge from Craven, a Republican, and two other write-in candidates.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Three other candidates — Nina Luxenberg and Mike Cease of the Green Party and Frank Bertone, a Democratic write-in hopeful — also are on the ballot.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Reagan appointee is a lifelong Republican who voted for neither Trump nor Harris by writing in Nikki Haley.
—Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
All presidential terms since President Jimmy Carter saw healthy stock market returns for the full four or eight years, with the exception of President George W. Bush due to the Great Recession, Motley wrote in a recent market update.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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