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WRITE IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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
Sense 2
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)
