WRITE IN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Write to an organization

Example:

Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "write in" is one way to...):

write (communicate or express by writing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot

Example:

Many voters wrote in the names of strangers

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "write in" is one way to...):

vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

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

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)