0 an unsuccessful person or thing --
1 an elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected --
2 a person who still has time to serve in an elected position despite not being elected again in a recent election, with the result that the person has no real power --
3 an unsuccessful person, thing, or organization: --
This is regarded by many as a lame-duck initiative that has failed to deliver its promises.
A lot of time and effort goes into supporting employees who are essentially lame ducks.
4 an elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected: --
5 a person in a position of authority in a company or organization whose power is reduced because their time in the job is about to end: --
It's frustrating that the present MD is a lame duck and can't really change anything very much.
We are therefore not discussing a company which is a lame duck.
I do not think that it is a lame duck.
It is helping the lame duck at the expense of bond holders rather than the taxpayer.
In 1970, during their lame duck period, they said that they would abolish it at the end of the seven years.
In the circumstances, should we not have a new definition of what is a lame duck?
It is quite wrong for any newspaper to suggest that the board is a lame duck.
I apologise for referring again to the "lame duck" philosophy, but really this is an irrelevant approach.
I am afraid that on this occasion he has not only produced a lame duck but has gilded it with taxpayers' money.
