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midterm

[ mid-turm ]

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noun

the middle or halfway point of a term, as a school term or term of office.
Often midterms. Informal. an examination or series of examinations at the middle of a school term.

pertaining to or occurring on or about the middle of a term, as a school term or term of office:
a midterm recess; midterm elections.

midterm

/ ˈmɪdˈtɜːm /

1. the middle of a term in a school, university, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  midterm exam
politics
1. the middle of a term of office, esp of a presidential term, when congressional and local elections are held
2. ( as modifier )
  midterm elections
1. the middle of the gestation period
2. ( as modifier ) See term
  midterm checkup

Origin of midterm¹

First recorded in 1865–70; mid- + term

The 2014 midterm elections are just months behind us, but already Flake feels the pressure of the 2016 presidential elections.

Why else would $4 billion have been spent on the midterm election?

With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.

In 1994 and in 2010 the GOP turned in strong midterm performances, and then saw Clinton and Obama win reelection.

They have one big problem: Republican midterm gains had more to do with a sagging Democrat brand than an attractive GOP platform.

It had taken him until his senior midterm vacation to wangle an invitation to the dome-house on Luna.

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