write-in campaign

collocation in English

meaningsofwrite-inandcampaign

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write-in
adjective
uk
/ˈraɪtˌɪn/us
/ˈraɪtˌɪn/
relating to a person whose name is not on a ballot paper (= a voting paper) but who wants to ...
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campaign
noun[C]
uk
/kæmˈpeɪn/us
/kæmˈpeɪn/
a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a ...
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(Definition ofwrite-inandcampaignfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The census form included awrite-incampaignand respondents were allowed to identify separate categories.
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He transitioned his run into awrite-incampaignand said he would pursue a congressional seat if he didn't win the governorship.
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Bolling also rejected the possibility of awrite-incampaignciting an inability to raise enough money to run a successful campaign.
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Despite a well publicizedwrite-incampaignto save the series, the show was not renewed for its originally scheduled fifth season.
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Sessions was too young to be on the ballot in the spring of 2005, so awrite-incampaignwas the only option.
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After failing to collect enough signatures to get onto the ballot, he continued in awrite-incampaign.
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Schwartz also said she would never wage awrite-incampaignin the general election.
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Packard lost the primary by 92 votes in 1982, and then mounted awrite-incampaignas an independent.
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Cappabianca decided against mounting a formalwrite-incampaign, citing time constraints, but encouraged voters to write her in as an independent candidate.
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Thompson was not running for the position but was, unknown to him, the subject of awrite-incampaign.
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Hechler lost the primary for governor, and attempted awrite-incampaignfor the congressional seat.
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Yao had succeeded in doing so in 1998, but local authorities were determined to prevent more than one successfulwrite-incampaignin 2003.
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Fleming was elected mayor for a second term as awrite-incampaign.
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Hickel lost the primary by 98 votes, and after an extensive court challenge, launched awrite-incampaign.
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Many people who had not previously considered conservation issues decided that wilderness was a vote-worthy issue, as evidenced by the following ballot paper write-in campaigns.
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In some cases, write-in campaigns have been organized to support a candidate who is not personally involved in running; this may be a form of draft campaign.
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