0 to write a letter to a newspaper, television company, or other organization, to express an opinion or ask something:
[ + to infinitive ] People have written in to complain about the show.
[ + -ing verb ] Thousands of people wrote in to the company asking for an information sheet.
1 relating to a person whose name is not on a ballot paper (= a voting paper) but who wants to be elected:
He got 32 write-in votes to Mr Rose’s 16.
They were running a last-minute write-in campaign.
2 to send a letter or an e-mail message to make a request or a statement, esp. to an organization or business:
3 relating to a person whose name is not on a ballot (= voting paper) but who wants to be elected:
He got 32 write-in votes to Mr. Rose’s 16.
They were running a last-minute write-in campaign.
Argentines in the 1930s and 1940s participated in frequent write-in contests organised by radio stations and magazines, which generated thousands of pieces of correspondence and a flurry of media attention.
It is true to say that many of those letters were co-ordinated in a write-in.
There is a write-in section associated with that particular question on the proposed form, which gives the opportunity to amplify one's reply.
That was not a scientific poll but what can be described as a purely write-in readership poll.
The census form included a write-in campaign and respondents were allowed to identify separate categories.
There was a considerable "write-in" vote for no route at all.
A further category also allows for those who cannot find an appropriate category to tick to assign themselves to whatever religion they wish by using a write-in option.
He stayed in the race as a write-in candidate.
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