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Main Entry: lame duck
Function: noun
Date: 1761
1 : one that is weak or that falls behind in ability or achievement; especially chiefly British : an ailing company
2 : an elected official or group continuing to hold political office during the period between the election and the inauguration of a successor
3 : one whose position or term of office will soon end
- lame-duck /'lAm-'d&k/ adjective