"lame duck" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-lame duck.ogg [Australia] Forms: lame duck [singular], lame ducks [plural]
Etymology: lame + duck Etymology templates: {{compound|lame|duck}} lame + duck Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A lame duck is a person who is handicapped or not efficient.
    Sense id: simple-lame_duck-en-noun-f9GUAs2Y Categories (other): Colloquial
  2. In the United States, a lame duck is a politician who holds an office now, but lost the recent election or is not eligible to hold the position anymore; they are called a lame duck because they have very little power in the last few months of their service. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-lame_duck-en-noun-S8TNW7Ti
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