midterm
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- noun
- /ˈmɪdˌtɜrm/
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- Voter anger took a new form as the results of Iowa's November 2010 midterm elections were revealed.
- midterm election
- midterm review
- a midterm conference
Speaking of of gambling, the midterms are just six days away.
- Speaking of of gambling, the midterms are just six days away.
- Questions like what do the midterms mean for American politics, for American Society?
- So I'm looking at a genuine red wave in the midterms.
- But why does he think they're going to do so well at the midterms?
- Well, I think first and foremost, the Democratic Party needs to myopically focus on the midterms.
- Yesterday were the midterm elections, otherwise known as the elections that you guys didn't vote in.
- So CBS News has given me this midterms buzzer, OK.
- That sound means we have an update from the CBS midterms projection coupe.
- People were raising all these worst case scenarios and then the midterms went along.
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For us will be very important because this is the midterm evaluation of the course, OK.
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We'll deal with it after the midterm elections.
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The beginning of the 2014 midterm election cycle is only 12 months away.
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The results from the 2 November midterm elections mean big changes for Congress next year.
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Control of Congress by the Democrats following the midterm elections has brought about some welcome changes.
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The only time voters changed from united to divided government was at midterm.
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Of course, it was midterm, which means that students are kind of panicking.
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This coming week, you'll be having midterms as part of your section meeting.
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The midterm elections suggested that the highly ridiculed stay-the-course policy was finally meeting wide disapproval.
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The midterm of the pregnancy is a crucial time for monitoring the baby's development.
Synonyms
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Happening in the middle of the year, usually around June or July
The middle part of a semester that often has exams or important assignments
Compounds
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An exam teachers give in the middle of a school term to check students' progress
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Etymology
Midterm comes from the parts mid- meaning 'middle' and term meaning 'period'. So a midterm is the middle of a period, for example the middle of a pregnancy or the middle of someone's time in office.