lame duck

/ˌˈleɪm ˌdʌk/
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Other forms: lame ducks

Definitions of lame duck
  1. noun
    an elected official who is currently still in office but who has not been reelected
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    type of:
    elected official
    official who won the office in a free election
  2. noun
    something or someone thought to be weak and ineffective
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