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.
Senate Votes To Send A Message Ahead Of Next Year's Election. Midterm elections are still a year off, but the scramble to gain a political edge at the polls is already well underway on Capitol Hill. Bills are brought up and votes taken not so much in hopes they will prevail, but rather to send a political message. In the Senate, both parties are at it.