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lame duck

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1. lame duck - Noun

2. lame duck - Phrase

Meaning

an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

Source: WordNet

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lame-duck

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I can't imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm, in a lame duck session, a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association. Mitch McConnell

I'm the lamest lame duck there could be. George Wallace

And if they stick together, as all but two seem to be doing, her confirmation appears assured - whether it's before November's election or in a "lame duck" Senate session afterward. Source: Internet

Already a lame duck vice president, he was elected to the Senate by the South Carolina state legislature and resigned the vice presidency early to begin his Senate term because he believed he would have more power as a senator. Source: Internet

And during the lame duck period you need 3/4 votes. Source: Internet

A Pew Research Centre poll in January showed that two countries – Kenya and Nigeria – were still madly in love with lame duck President Donald J. Trump. Source: Internet

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