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Write-In Candidate

nounid 159921·updated May 18, 2026
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a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters

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Variants

synonym
write-in
plural
Write-In Candidates
possessive
Write-In Candidate's
pluralpossessive
Write-In Candidates'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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