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
President Biden had low approval ratings, voters were contending with economic malaise, crime, and a migrant crisis and midterms are usually bad for incumbent presidents.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Several neighbors and officials criticized the petitions to remake the city government, calling them unconstitutional as half the council would have been ejected from their seats midterm.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
Ahead of Mexico’s 2021 midterm elections, more than 30 candidates were assassinated; at least 24 candidates for local congress and mayorships have been killed so far in 2024.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
NextGen America, a group funded by California billionaire Tom Steyer, has been especially active in using influencers to help Democrats, with plans to work with 900 creators in swing states after an aggressive influencer campaign in the 2022 midterm elections.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Several neighbors and officials criticized the petitions to remake the city government, calling them unconstitutional as half the council would have been ejected from their seats midterm.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
Ahead of Mexico’s 2021 midterm elections, more than 30 candidates were assassinated; at least 24 candidates for local congress and mayorships have been killed so far in 2024.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
NextGen America, a group funded by California billionaire Tom Steyer, has been especially active in using influencers to help Democrats, with plans to work with 900 creators in swing states after an aggressive influencer campaign in the 2022 midterm elections.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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