write-in

短语

n. 对非原定候选人所投的选票

词形变化

write-ins 复数 write-ins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot.

    定语 政治
  2. 2.

    A vote made for a candidate of this kind.

    定语 政治
  3. 3.

    A social event for authors, at which they meet up to work on their writing together.

    定语
  4. 4.

    A clue or puzzle that is so easy that the answer is immediately obvious.

    定语 贬义 游戏

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

vote candidate voting ballot nominee balloting campaigner

词源

Deverbal from write in. So called because anybody wishing to vote for such a candidate must explicitly write the candidate's name on the ballot.

来源：wiktionary