lame duck
US /lem dʌk/
・UK /leim dʌk/
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n.NounAn official (especially an elected one) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.
The president is now a lame duck, with no real power to influence policy.
n.NounA person or thing that is ineffectual or unsuccessful.
The company became a lame duck after the scandal, unable to attract new investors.
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16歲超自律芭蕾舞者，兼顧學業與夢想，在「火車」上寫作業！Teen Ballerina's Daily Routine｜ Good Job！｜ Vogue Taiwan
- The most difficult part of my routine is the lame duck.
The most difficult part of my routine is the lame duck.
- A lame duck is like a pique, which is you're doing a turn on a straight leg, but then you kind of substitute the supporting leg for the other leg.
A lame duck is like a pique, which is you're doing a turn on a straight leg, but then you kind of substitute the supporting leg for the other leg.
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba vows to stay on despite election loss | BBC News
- Does this, this presumably, as far as negotiating with the US is concerned, really weakens Japan's hand if the Prime Minister is seen really as a lame duck?
Does this, this presumably, as far as negotiating with the US is concerned, really weakens Japan's hand if the Prime Minister is seen really as a lame duck?
- Does this, presumably, as far as negotiating with the US is concerned, really weakens Japan's hand if the prime minister is seen really as a lame duck?
Does this, presumably, as far as negotiating with the US is concerned, really weakens Japan's hand if the prime minister is seen really as a lame duck?
France's Prime Minister resigns after less than a month on the job
- It's very difficult to, to see an alternative to a sort of lame duck presidency with a lot of political instability until the presidential election of 2027, should he decide to stay as he's pledged to so far.
It's very difficult to, to see an alternative to a sort of lame duck presidency with a lot of political instability until the presidential election of 2027, should he decide to stay as he's pledged to so far.
Steven Spielberg's "Obama"
- I mean, the guy's already a lame duck, so why wait?
I mean, the guy's already a lame duck, so why wait?
- Spielberg: I mean the guy's already a lame duck. So why wait?
Spielberg: I mean the guy's already a lame duck. So why wait?
Trick or Treat: Halloween 2016 at the White House
- Michelle, lame duck!
Michelle, lame duck!
- Mrs. Obama: There's a lame duck.
Mrs. Obama: There's a lame duck.
Why Taiwan Just Tried to Recall “Pro-China” Lawmakers
- If these recall petitions fail, Lai Ching-ti will remain a lame-duck president for the next four years, paving the way for yet more political status.
If these recall petitions fail, Lai Ching-ti will remain a lame-duck president for the next four years, paving the way for yet more political status.
- If these recall petitions fail, Lai Ching-te will remain a lame duck president for the next 4 years, paving the way for yet more political status.
If these recall petitions fail, Lai Ching-te will remain a lame duck president for the next 4 years, paving the way for yet more political status.
Chef Ramsay Slams "Hell’s B*tches" for a Disastrous Performance | Hell's Kitchen
- Rock's ribeye easily beats the women's lame duck.
Rock's ribeye easily beats the women's lame duck.
- Rock's ribeye easily beats the women's lame duck, and the men win their first challenge in Hell's Kitchen.
Rock's ribeye easily beats the women's lame duck, and the men win their first challenge in Hell's Kitchen.
Trump's Desperate to Destroy the Planet, Pam Bondi’s Epstein Karen-Thon & Dems Want ICE Reform
- But if it happens, he'd be a lame duck with greatly diminished influence.
But if it happens, he'd be a lame duck with greatly diminished influence.
- if it happens, he'd be a lame duck with greatly diminished influence.
if it happens, he'd be a lame duck with greatly diminished influence.
HE'S DONE! Trump's nightmare CRASH may be how it ends: Melber has facts on the implosion, midterms
- and that tech and business elites seem to perceive and fear that there might be a MAGA permanent majority, that after Trump's lame duck term, which has about three years left, they would still have to contend with all of this rather than the measurable reality, which is that Donald Trump has been and remains a largely unpopular leader, now an unpopular lame duck president.
and that tech and business elites seem to perceive and fear that there might be a MAGA permanent majority, that after Trump's lame duck term, which has about three years left, they would still have to contend with all of this rather than the measurable reality, which is that Donald Trump has been and remains a largely unpopular leader, now an unpopular lame duck president.
- So it's actually, I gotta tell you, pretty remarkable that Trump and his allies have spun a long running mediocre electoral hand into claims of this mass realignment and that tech and business elites seem to perceive and fear that the there might be a MAGA permanent majority, that after Trump's lame duck term, which is about three years left, they would still have to contend with all of this, rather than the measurable reality, which is that Donald Trump has been and remains a largely unpopular leader, now an unpopular lame duck president.
So it's actually, I gotta tell you, pretty remarkable that Trump and his allies have spun a long running mediocre electoral hand into claims of this mass realignment and that tech and business elites seem to perceive and fear that the there might be a MAGA permanent majority, that after Trump's lame duck term, which is about three years left, they would still have to contend with all of this, rather than the measurable reality, which is that Donald Trump has been and remains a largely unpopular leader, now an unpopular lame duck president.
Farewell Address to the American People
- You can tell that I'm a lame duck
You can tell that I'm a lame duck
- You can tell that I'm you can tell that you can tell that I'm a lame duck because nobody's following instructions.
You can tell that I'm you can tell that you can tell that I'm a lame duck because nobody's following instructions.