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write-in

  [rahyt-in]
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–noun
1. a candidate or vote for a candidate not listed on the printed ballot but written onto it by the voter: Write-ins may swing the election.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or for such a candidate or vote or a ballot so marked: a write-in campaign.
Origin:
1930–35
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write-in   (rīt'ĭn')
n.  

  1. A vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate not on the ballot.

  2. A candidate voted for in this manner.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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