Word Study
write in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb write in has 2 senses
- write in(v = verb.social) Array - cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot; "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers" is one way to vote
- write in(v = verb.communication) Array - write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program" is one way to write
Derived forms noun write-in2, noun write-in1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
THESAURUS
write in
Australian ballot, Hare system, aye, ballot, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, division, enfranchisement, fagot vote, franchise, graveyard vote, hand vote, list system, nay, no, nontransferable vote, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote, poll, polling, preferential voting, proportional representation, proxy, record vote, referendum, representation, right to vote, rising vote, say, secret ballot, show of hands, single vote, snap vote, straw vote, suffrage, transferable vote, viva voce, voice, voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, write-in vote, yea, yeas and nays, yes
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