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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) write-in
a candidate or vote for a candidate not listed on the printed ballot but written onto it by the voter.

Etymology: (1930–35)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) 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

2. (verb) write-in
a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot

3. (verb) write in
cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot
"Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"

4. (verb) write in
write to an organization
"Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program"

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