A metric used in NBA basketball that is similar to Field Goal Percentage, but adds an additional parameter.
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics. a. the middle of a term of office, esp of a presidential term, when congressional and local elections are held. b. (as modifier): midterm elections.
Voter turnout in midterm elections is traditionally lower than in years with a general election. But 2014 was particularly low, down more than 5 percent from 2010, when 41.8 percent of eligible voters turned out at the polls.