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. Jerome Powell:

   It would be helpful if we could get that done, if you could get that done, i would encourage Congress, particularly over the next few weeks of the lame duck, let’s try to get something done.

2. Biden TransitionBiden:

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

3. Orrin Hatch:

   A lot of people on something this important do not want to have it passed or rejected by a lame duck Congress.

4. 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.

5. The Atlantic Molly Ball:

   It's a real wild card in the House whether (Speaker John) Boehner is going to be empowered by this larger majority or whether they're going to be a bigger thorn in his side in the way we've seen in the past, so as we look to whether the relative harmony and lack of drama of this lame-duck period can continue in the new Congress, I think that's going to be a major factor.