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midterm elections

midterm elections is the plural of midterm election.

Meaning of midterm election

Noun

midterm election (plural midterm elections)

  1. (US) A general election for all the representatives and one-third of the senators in Congress in a year without a presidential election as well.
    • In the United States, general elections occur in even-numbered years, with the quadrennial presidential elections distinguished from the midterm elections between them.

Questions about midterm elections

What is midterm elections the plural of?
Midterm elections is the plural of midterm election.

Words near midterm elections in the dictionary

  1. midtendons
  2. midterm
  3. midterm break
  4. midterm breaks
  5. midterm election
  6. midterm elections
  7. midterm examination
  8. midterminal
  9. midterms
  10. midtest
  11. midtests

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