midterm
noun
mid·term
ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) 
-ˈtərm
1
a
: the middle of an academic term
b
: an examination at midterm
2
: the approximate middle of a term of office
Examples of midterm in a Sentence
The students will be busy taking midterms next week.
He dropped the course before midterm.
assessing the President's performance at midterm
Recent Examples on the Web
The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center had previously reported that social media accounts very likely affiliated with the CCP impersonated U.S. voters to influence the 2022 midterm elections.
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The developments add to the uncertainty surrounding whether the Hispanic Community Center that the RNC unveiled with much fanfare ahead of the 2022 midterms will in fact reopen.
—Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Four other notable red-state Democratic senators who won in 2012 also made the list by significantly outperforming the party's presidential ticket to narrowly win — but of those, only Tester survived to win reelection in the 2018 midterms.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
For example, bond measures on the ballot during presidential election years might require a simple majority while those in midterm years could require 60%.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Democrats and Republicans campaigned on access to the procedure in pivotal midterm races.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
In the 2022 midterms, for example, polls by nonpartisan groups, universities and media organizations were extremely accurate.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But in 2022, with midterm elections looming, the administration cleaved the question of sports from the main regulation and promised to address that in a separate proposal.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
In the 2022 midterm election, young people in Michigan demonstrated the most significant increase in voter turnout, according to a Free Press review of election data.
—Viet Anh Phan, Donte Smith, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Koh Ewe, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The developments add to the uncertainty surrounding whether the Hispanic Community Center that the RNC unveiled with much fanfare ahead of the 2022 midterms will in fact reopen.
—Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Four other notable red-state Democratic senators who won in 2012 also made the list by significantly outperforming the party's presidential ticket to narrowly win — but of those, only Tester survived to win reelection in the 2018 midterms.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
For example, bond measures on the ballot during presidential election years might require a simple majority while those in midterm years could require 60%.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Democrats and Republicans campaigned on access to the procedure in pivotal midterm races.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
In the 2022 midterms, for example, polls by nonpartisan groups, universities and media organizations were extremely accurate.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But in 2022, with midterm elections looming, the administration cleaved the question of sports from the main regulation and promised to address that in a separate proposal.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
In the 2022 midterm election, young people in Michigan demonstrated the most significant increase in voter turnout, according to a Free Press review of election data.
—Viet Anh Phan, Donte Smith, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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