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It is an elected official that has only a short time remaining in office. In other words, it means the official does not have enough time to really get anything done or does not have the ability to get much done because of this short time left, hence is "lame" and not able to function well.

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"Lame duck" is a political term to describe someone who has been voted out of office or termed out.

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