midterm election
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmidtermandelection
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midterm
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɪd.tɜːm/us/ˈmɪd.tɝːm/
a test given in the middle of a ...
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election
noun[C or U]
uk/iˈlek.ʃən/us/iˈlek.ʃən/
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or ...
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(Definition ofmidtermandelectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A second opportunity occurs during the congressionalmidtermelection.
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In themidtermelection, incumbents do not risk losing office because they do not have to step down from their position as federal deputy.
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The set of constraints and incentives generated by themidtermelectionare completely distinct from those of the general elections.
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Furthermore, he did so under conditions of certainty, a situation not unlike that of themidtermelection where even the most cautious ideological balancer votes for divided government.
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He was re-elected in each subsequent election until opting to retire after the 1974midtermelection.
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After it was published, a statewide organization sold the book door-to-door during themidtermelectionyear.
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In the 2010midtermelectioncycle, candidates for office, political parties, and independent groups spent a total of $3.6 billion on federal elections.
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But before we make too much of that 4 percentage-point difference, we need to note that midterm elections produce most of this effect.
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By the time midterm elections were held, the civil service law had finally been passed, though it was to come into effect only in 2004.
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The impact of surprise on midterm elections thus remains an open question.
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In the 1969 mayoral and 1970 midterm elections, there was a clear attempt to reposition themselves on the crime issue.
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Scholars recently have begun conducting rigorous tests of the relationship between surprise and economic performance, but no similar empirical work exists on how surprise affects midterm elections.
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The growing power of the netroots was seen most recently during the 2006 midterm elections.
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Taking place just days after midterm elections had resulted in the loss of nine seats.
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Eventually, the organization played a role in the midterm elections of 2010.
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Representatives serve for two-year terms and are elected in the general election on election day, as part of the presidential and midterm elections.
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Commissioners are elected to four year terms with three being elected during midterm elections and two being elected during presidential elections.
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Conservative radio hosts were seeing an uptick in listener numbers and advertising in the lead-up to the year's midterm elections.
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The strategy was announced before the 2006 midterm elections.
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