write-in

English Thesaurus

1. a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ballot, balloting, vote, voting,
definition	:	a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (noun.act)

2. a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters (noun.person)

hypernym	:	campaigner, candidate, nominee,
definition	:	a politician who is running for public office (noun.person)

3. a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot (noun.act)

derivation	:	write in, write in,
definition	:	cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot (verb.social)

derivation	:	write in, write in,
definition	:	cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot (verb.social)