Synonyms for lame duck
lame duck

Princeton's WordNet

1. lame ducknoun

   an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

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1. lame duck

   Synonyms:
   defaulter (at the stock exchange)

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1. Tony Evers:

   It is now abundantly clear that the lame-duck session was nothing more than an illegal power grab intended to override the will of the people.

2. Cristina Martin Firvida:

   I don’t know why this had to be done on Day One, it makes it much less likely that we ’ll deal with the disability problem until the lame duck session - and that wo n’t provide a good result for American taxpayers.

3. Sarah Palin:

   Many just accept that lame-duck status, hit the road, draw the paycheck and milk it. I'm not putting Sarah Palin Alaska through Sarah Palin Alaska -- I promised efficiencies and effectiveness.

4. Carlos Curbelo:

   I think in the lame duck, there will be a major opportunity to address this in a definitive way, and I don't think we should underestimate the importance of the work that was done in the Senate when they had their immigration exercise and the work that we did here, that all sets up a possible resolution to all of this after the election. Which would be something to celebrate for sure.

5. Biden TransitionBiden:

   I'm not going to be a lame duck, just watch me.