What Does Lame Duck Session Mean?

A lame-duck session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begins.

What does lame duck mean?

In politics, a lame duck or outgoing politician is an elected official whose successor has already been elected or will be soon. The official is often seen as having less influence with other politicians due to their limited time left in office.

How do you use lame duck in a sentence?

In 1970, during their lame duck period, they said that they would abolish it at the end of the seven years. It is helping the lame duck at the expense of bond holders rather than the taxpayer. I do not think that it is a lame duck. We are therefore not discussing a company which is a lame duck.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

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