lame duck

lame duck

n.

1.

a. An elected officeholder or group continuing in office during the period between failure to win an election and the inauguration of a successor.

b. An officeholder who has chosen not to run for reelection or is ineligible for reelection.

2. An ineffective person; a weakling.

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lame-duck (lmdk) adj.

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lame duck

n

1. a person or thing that is disabled or ineffectual

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Stock Exchange a speculator who cannot discharge his liabilities

3. (Business / Commerce) a company with a large workforce and high prestige that is unable to meet foreign competition without government support

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US

a.  an elected official or body of officials remaining in office in the interval between the election and inauguration of a successor

b.  (as modifier) a lame-duck president

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (modifier) US designating a term of office after which the officeholder will not run for re-election

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lame duck - an elected official still in office but not slated to continue elected official - official who won the office in a free election

Translations

lame duck

n → Niete f (inf); lame duck company → unwirtschaftliche Firma

lame duck n (person) → persona inetta; (firm) → azienda traballante
a lame duck president (Am) presidente uscente

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lame duck n (person) → persona inetta; (firm) → azienda traballante
a lame duck president (Am) presidente uscente