midtermadjective
uk/ˈmɪd.tɜːm/us/ˈmɪd.tɝːm/in the middle of the period when a government is in office:
The party in power usually does badly in midterm elections.
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UK politics: government administration & organisation
- awkward
- backbench
- bench
- collectivization
- D-notice
- decentralize
- loyalist
- maladministration
- Number Ten
- ombudsman
- order paper
- outpost
- policy
- privatize
- prorogue
- public
- reshuffle
- soviet
- Westminster
- whip
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midtermnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɪd.tɜːm/us/ˈmɪd.tɝːm/USa test given in the middle of a school term
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Schools in general
- assembly
- blackboard
- blackboard jungle
- break up
- bursar
- chalkboard
- fag
- foundation
- language laboratory
- let out
- long vacation
- matron
- parent-teacher association
- pass
- playtime
- primary
- reception
- seat
- trimester
- year
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