"off year" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: off years [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} off year (plural off years)
  1. (US politics, often attributive) An odd-numbered year in which a general election is held but no presidential election or midterm election takes place. Tags: US, attributive, often
    Sense id: en-off_year-en-noun-e9Ti5jHS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, US politics Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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