midterm elections

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• Midterm Elections in den Vereinigten Staaten — Als Halbzeitwahlen (engl.: Mid term elections) werden jene Wahlen in den Vereinigten Staaten bezeichnet, die in der Mitte der 4 jährigen Amtszeit des Präsidenten stattfinden. Nach dem Wahlrecht der USA wird alle zwei Jahre ein Drittel der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• U.S. 2002 Midterm Elections — ▪ 2003       The 2002 midterm elections proved that no generality in American politics was absolute. Although a first term president s party had not gained ground in midterm elections since 1934, Republicans in 2002 increased their narrow margins …   Universalium

• UNITED STATES: The 1994 Midterm Elections — ▪ 1995       Forty years of Democratic dominance in the U.S. Congress came to a stunning end on November 8, when the Republican Party rode a tidal wave of anti incumbent sentiment to victory in the midterm elections. The Republicans took control… …   Universalium

• Elections in the European Union — take place every five years by universal adult suffrage. 785 MEPs are elected to the European Parliament which has been directly elected since 1979. No other body is directly elected although the Council of the European Union and European Council …   Wikipedia

• U.S. 2006 Midterm Elections — ▪ 2007       In a stinging rebuke to Pres. George W. Bush and his party, voters swung decisively to Democrats in 2006 U.S. congressional and state elections. The Republicans 12 year control of Congress was abruptly ended, and recent GOP gains in… …   Universalium

• Elections in the United States — For the most recent elections, see United States elections, 2010. For a complete list of elections, see List of elections in the United States. An 1846 painting showing a polling judge administering an oath to a voter The United States has a… …   Wikipedia

• Midterm election — A midterm election refers to a type of staggered election where the members take office at the middle of the term of another set of members, or of the executive. This is usually used to describe elections to a upper house of a legislature where… …   Wikipedia

• midterm — mid|term1 [ˌmıdˈtə:m US ˈtə:rm] n 1.) [U] the middle period of an elected government s time in power 2.) AmE a test that students take in the middle of a ↑semester or ↑quarter midterm 2 mid|term2 [ˈmıdtə:m US tə:rm] adj [only before noun] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• midterm — mid|term1 [ mıd,tɜrm ] adjective only before noun happening in the middle part of a government s time in power or in the middle part of a university or school TERM: midterm elections midterm examinations midterm mid|term 2 [ ,mid tɜrm ] noun… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• midterm — /mid terrm /, n. 1. the middle or halfway point of a term, as a school term or term of office. 2. Often, midterms. Informal. an examination or series of examinations at the middle of a school term. adj. 3. pertaining to or occurring on or about… …   Universalium

• midterm — UK [ˌmɪdˈtɜː(r)m] / US [ˈmɪdˌtɜrm] adjective [only before noun] happening in the middle part of a government s time in power, or in the middle part of a university or school term midterm elections midterm examinations …   English dictionary