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The term lame duck refers to somebody weak. For example, when an elected official's successor has already been elected, but has not taken office. It is also occasionally used to disparage a politician who will not serve again, such as a US president near the end of his second term.
A lame duck session is a session of an officials whose successors have already been elected (but not inaugurated).
The original use of the term lame duck referred to brokers who defaulted on their debts. The term is still used in this financial context in Europe.
The term lame duck usually is very commonly heard at the end of the second term of a US President (since he can't get re-elected for the third time in a row). As the name suggests, a lame duck cannot make strong decisions.
Actually the term lame duck means that they are able to make stronger decisons that are not based on being reelected.
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Does the expression lame duck relate to someone who is lazy?
A 'lame duck' refers to a political candidate in the last stages of his or her term of office after an election has taken place and a new candidate has been chosen to replace said duck.
What was the nickname for the twentieth amendment?
Answerlame duck
What nickname is for the 20th Amendment?
The Lame Duck Amendment.
Who is an outgoing elected official who lacks influenced?
lame duck
What does it mean if a horse is a lame duck?
That this horse can only be used as a pet.
What is an example of a lame duck company?
Current argument is that Yahoo is a great example of a lame duck company. The management has not executed the plans they provided to thwart the Microsoft acquisition and the shareholders are probably feeling like the management is doing nothing! Since that expression implies that you are powerless maybe its the shareholders of Yahoo that are the lame ducks!
What is the sitting duck president?
It isn't "sitting duck" but lame duck. A lame duck is a person in office whose term of office is nearly finished.
When was The Lame Duck Congress created?
The Lame Duck Congress was created on 2000-11-08.
What does the expression lame duck mean horses?
Comes from the fact that the soldiers aimed at the horse's flank in calvalry times * Comes from the fact that horses suffering from emphysema, in the age of cavalry, were considered as "good for nothing"
Where does the expression lame duck come from in terms of horses?
The term has nothing to do with horses. It refers to an elected official that is still in office but not expected to continue.
What actors and actresses appeared in Lame Duck and the Knob Live at Oranssi - 2005?
The cast of Lame Duck and the Knob Live at Oranssi - 2005 includes: Petri Helske as Drums in Lame Duck Tapani Kangas as Guitar and Vocals in The Knob Mika Tervonen as Bass in Lame Duck
What happens if the lame duck president dies?
In this case, the lame duck vice-president would become president.
