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lame duck

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lame ducknoun

    an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

Wiktionary

  1. lame ducknoun

    A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.

  2. lame ducknoun

    An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.

  3. Etymology: 18th century - A person who had defaulted in the London Stock Exchange was said to waddle out of Exchange Alley like a lame duck.

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  1. lame duck

    A lame duck refers to a politician or government official who is nearing the end of their term in office and has lost re-election or is not seeking re-election, hence they have less influence or power. The term can also apply to anyone who is considered ineffective or nearing the end of their tenure in a position.

Wikidata

  1. Lame duck

    A lame duck is an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, especially one whose successor has already been elected.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Lame Duck

    The name given to a member of the Stock Exchange who cannot meet his liabilities on settling day. Instead of walking erect, like a man of strict integrity, he ducks his head, and waddles off, well knowing that he has been black-boarded and struck off the list of members.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lame duck in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lame duck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lame duck in a Sentence

  1. Tony Evers:

    It is now abundantly clear that the lame-duck session was nothing more than an illegal power grab intended to override the will of the people.

  2. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

    I'll tell him what is a lame duck, and that is trying to get into Downing Street on the back of Alex Salmond’s coat tails, never mind talk of ducks, I am looking at Alex Salmond’s poodle.

  3. Chief Executive Lance Fritz:

    It's a really hard call, it's very difficult to move anything in a lame duck session... but we'd like to see that and we'd really encourage that.

  4. Sarah Palin:

    Many just accept that lame-duck status, hit the road, draw the paycheck and milk it. I'm not putting Sarah Palin Alaska through Sarah Palin Alaska -- I promised efficiencies and effectiveness.

  5. Biden TransitionBiden:

    I'm not going to be a lame duck, just watch me.

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  • incapacitadoSpanish
  • siipirikkoFinnish
  • canard boiteuxFrench
  • लंगड़ा बत्तखHindi
  • ברווז צולעHebrew
  • ラメダックJapanese
  • nieudacznica, nieudacznikPolish
  • бедолага, неудачник, несчастненький, бедняга, неудачницаRussian
  • vekling, stackare, krakeSwedish
  • me腳鴨Chinese

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