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lame duck

  1. a disabled, ineffectual, or helpless person or thing
  2. ☆ an elected official whose term extends beyond the time of the election at which he or she was not reelected

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lame duck Synonyms

lame duck

n.

incompetent, nonperformer, pensioner; see failure 2.


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lame duck Usage Examples

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  • become: The former would become a lame duck Prime Minister; the latter would inherit a party riven by civil war.
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