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.
Definition: Election in the United States in which members of the united states congress and some legislatures and governors are elected. Sentence: It was about time for the midterm election. Here we are going to elect people other that the president. People like governors.