noun
: a session of a United States Congress before 1934 beginning in December of an even-numbered year following an election and terminating on March 3 of the next year — compare lame duck
noun
: a session of a United States Congress before 1934 beginning in December of an even-numbered year following an election and terminating on March 3 of the next year — compare lame duck
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012