midterm
noun
mid·term
| \ ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b)
, -ˈtərm\
, -ˈtərm\
Definition of midterm
1a
: 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
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Many elected in the midterm elections in 2010, like Bobby Schilling, were eventually voted out of office. — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, "The Tea Party Didn’t Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger," 28 Aug. 2019 In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats made significant gains in suburban areas to retake the House, for instance. — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, "Here's how Pete Buttigieg plans to appeal to rural and religious voters," 26 Aug. 2019 The 2018 midterm elections paved the way for a record-breaking number of women to hold seats in Congress. — NBC News, "More Republican women than ever are planning to run for office," 26 Aug. 2019 The Post reported last November that GOP candidates and committees spent more than $1.4 million to hold fundraisers at his properties ahead of last year’s midterm elections. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Trump’s Latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme," 26 Aug. 2019 Here's my advice to those who have taken my place The two were often mentioned together in the wake of the midterm elections. — Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, "She made history with AOC but Congress' second-youngest woman, Abby Finkenauer, is her own Democrat," 26 Aug. 2019 In last year's midterm elections, Democrats elected a record 89 women to the House, even as the ranks of GOP women slipped from 23 to 13. — Dallas News, "More secret tape fallout in Texas House, Beto O'Rourke's reboot, Dallas mayor creates crime task force," 20 Aug. 2019 Underwood was part of a blue wave in the 2018 midterm elections that saw her defeat four-term Republican Randy Hultgren of Plano by nearly 15,000 votes. — Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, "Representing a traditionally Republican district, freshman Democrat Rep. Lauren Underwood comes out for impeachment inquiry of Trump," 20 Aug. 2019 According to a Gallup poll before the 2018 midterm election, more than half of Americans view members of Congress as corrupt and beholden to special interests rather than to their constituents. — Joe Lonsdale, National Review, "Regulating Speech Won’t Fix Our Politics," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'midterm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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midterm
noun
English Language Learners Definition of midterm
US
: an examination given at the middle of a school term
: the middle of a school term
: the middle of a term of office
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