lame duck
lame duck
Definition
lame duck
noun
- a disabled, ineffectual, or helpless person or thing
- ☆ an elected official whose term extends beyond the time of the election at which he or she was not reelected
lame duck
Synonyms
lame duck
Law Definition
adj
Colloquial; often pejorative
An
elected official whose successor has already been elected, and who is serving
out the remainder of a term.
lame duck
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: The former would become a lame duck Prime Minister; the latter would inherit a party riven by civil war.
Browse dictionary entries near lame duck
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- Lambrusco
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- lamblike
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- Lambeth
- Lambert (conformal conic) projection
- lambert
- lamebrain
- lamed
- lamella
- lamellate
- lamelli-
- lamellibranch
- lamellicorn
- lamelliform
- lamellirostral
- lamellose
