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 contest is a struggle to win power or control. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest. ...a clear contest between church and state. If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.