See lame duck on Wiktionary
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "scheidender Amtsinhaber"
},
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "koutsí pápia",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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],
"word": "בַּרְוָז צוֹלֵעַ"
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "レームダック"
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"roman": "yakutatazu",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "役立たず"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "shinitai",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "死に体"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "reim deok",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "레임 덕"
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{
"code": "ko",
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"word": "임기말 증후군"
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"code": "lt",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"code": "lmo",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
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"word": "ànedra zòppa"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kulawa kaczka"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "xromája útka",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "хрома́я у́тка"
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"word": "pato rengo"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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"word": "haltande anka"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "bpèt ngɔ̂ɔi",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "เป็ดง่อย"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kulʹháva káčka",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
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