Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midterm election

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: midter-m -elec-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A general election for all the representatives and one-third of the senators in Congress in a year without a presidential election as well.

American usage

Example Sentences

"In the United States, general elections occur in even-numbered years, with the quadrennial presidential elections distinguished from the midterm elections between them."
"Most of the rational world[…] foresaw a smooth ride to victory for Democrats. They had, after all, the wind at their backs from the 2006 midterm elections."

Etymology

From its occurrence roughly halfway through a president's usual term of office.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

midterm elections (plural) midterm (alternative) midterms (alternative) midterm elections (alternative)

Questions

What does midterm election mean?: A general election for all the representatives and one-third of the senators in Congress in a year without a presidential election as well.
Where does midterm election come from?: From its occurrence roughly halfway through a president's usual term of office.

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