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. Orrin Hatch:

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

2. David Abney:

   There are enough members of Congress that in the past have supported this that we think it is still a slight possibility this year, it would have to be in the lame-duck session, there is no doubt about that. And I am not at all predicting that this is going to happen, I'm saying we think there is a slight chance.

3. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   I can't imagine that a Republican majority Congress in a lame duck session after the American people have spoken would want to confirm a nominee opposed by the NRA, the NFIB, and the New York Times says would move the court dramatically to the left, this nomination ought to be made by the next president.

4. 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.

5. Biden TransitionBiden:

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