write in
To send a letter or message to a TV show, newspaper, or official group to say what you think.
Meanings
To send a written letter or message to a broadcaster, newspaper, or organization to express an opinion or make a request.
"Hundreds of listeners wrote in to complain about the presenter's comments."
To vote for a candidate who is not on the official ballot by writing their name on the ballot paper.
"Thousands of voters wrote in Mickey Mouse as a protest against the official candidates."
To add something by writing it into a blank space in a document or form.
"Please write in your date of birth at the top of the application form."
The 'contact a broadcaster/publication' sense is common in British and American English. The 'write-in candidate' sense is specifically American political vocabulary. Also used to mean adding text or data into a pre-existing form or document.
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