lame duck

noun [C] /ˈleɪm ˈdʌk/

Definition

› a person who still has time to serve in an elected position despite not being elected again in a recent election, with the result that the person has no real power

(Definition of lame duck noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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