1 a person or an organization that is not very successful and that needs help:
The government should not spend money on helping lame ducks.
2 (informal, especially AmE) a politician or a government whose period of office will soon end and who will not be elected again:
a lame duck president / administration
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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