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Complete Definition of "lame duck"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=lame duck

  1. context|colloquial A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.
  2. context|US|politics An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is mark time|marking time until leaving office.

#*Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents.

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