Synonyms and related words :
afterglow, afterimage, balance, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, end, fag end, filings, fossil, husks, incumbent, ins, jack-in-office, lame duck, leavings, leftovers, new broom, odds and ends, office-bearer, officeholder, offscourings, orts, parings, president-elect, public official, public servant, rags, refuse, relics, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest, roach, rubbish, ruins, rump, sawdust, scourings, scraps, shadow, shavings, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, trace, vestige, waste