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write-in

noun
/ˈɹaɪtˌɪn/

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.

Definitions

  1. A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot.

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

  2. A vote made for a candidate of this kind.

  3. A social event for authors, at which they meet up to work on their writing together.

    • 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.
    • If you have come to a point where you just don't know where to go next in the story, going to a write-in can be a huge help.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A clue or puzzle that is so easy that the answer is immediately obvious.

      • 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.
      • Elsewhere there was a capital that crops up every now and then and which I never remember, and much that will have been a write-in for regular solvers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA