LAME DUCK


Meaning of LAME DUCK in English

— lame-duck , adj.

1. an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.

2. a president who is completing a term of office and chooses not to run or is ineligible to run for reelection.

3. a person finishing a term of employment after a replacement has been chosen.

4. anything soon to be supplanted by another that is more efficient, economical, etc.

5. a person or thing that is disabled, helpless, ineffective, or inefficient.

6. a person who has lost a great deal of money in speculations on the stock market.

[ 1755-65 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .