write-in candidate

English Thesaurus

1. a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters (noun.person)

hypernym	:	campaigner, candidate, nominee,
definition	:	a politician who is running for public office (noun.person)

derivation	:	write in,
definition	:	cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot (verb.social)

derivation	:	write in,
definition	:	cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot (verb.social)