"lame duck" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "lame + duck",
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        {
          "text": "The whole group wasted a lot of time only because of him. He's what I call a lame duck!"
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        "A lame duck is a person who is handicapped or not efficient."
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "Being accused of corruption, this congressman has become a lame duck."
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        "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."
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  "word": "lame duck"
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          "text": "The whole group wasted a lot of time only because of him. He's what I call a lame duck!"
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        "A lame duck is a person who is handicapped or not efficient."
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          "text": "Being accused of corruption, this congressman has become a lame duck."
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