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.
A canvass or occasion that reveals preference, without the force of an election: the mini-convention billed as a beauty contest for those seeking the presidential nomination/ Today's primary is considered a beauty contest because no delegates to the convention will actually be chosen (1960s+)