From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmidtermmid‧term1 /ˌmɪdˈtɜːm $ -ˈtɜːrm/ noun 1 [uncountable]PG the middle period of an elected government’s time in power2 [countable] American EnglishSEC a test that students take in the middle of a semester or quarter► see thesaurus at test
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midterm• Alison has a history midterm next week.• Nixon was the first president to resign in midterm.midtermmid‧term2 /ˈmɪdtɜːm $ -tɜːrm/ adjective [only before noun] 1 MIDDLEin the middle of an elected government’s time in power midterm elections2 American English in the middle of a semester or quarter → half-term midterm testsExamples from the Corpus
midterm• The midterm elections brought huge Republican gains.• Before the midterm elections in 1994, the Republicans promised a tax cut.• Analysts say opposition parties still may question the legitimacy of the midterm elections.• midterm exams 