write-in candidate
noun/ˈraɪt ɪn kændɪdət/, /ˈraɪt ɪn kændɪdeɪt/
/ˈraɪt ɪn kændɪdət/, /ˈraɪt ɪn kændɪdeɪt/
(US English)- a candidate in an election for public office whose name is not printed on the official list of candidates, usually because they have not been selected by a political party. People voting for such a candidate must therefore write the candidate's name on the voting paper. Some use this write-in vote, or write-in, as a form of protest by writing silly names on the voting paper.
公职选举中的候选人，其姓名未列入正式候选人名单，通常是因为他们不是由政党选出的。因此，投票给此类候选人的人必须将候选人的名字写在选票上。有些人通过在选票上写下愚蠢的名字来利用这种写名投票或写名作为抗议的形式。