0 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.
1 an elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected: --
2 an unsuccessful person, thing, or organization: --
A lot of time and effort goes into supporting employees who are essentially lame ducks.
This is regarded by many as a lame-duck initiative that has failed to deliver its promises.
3 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 --
4 an elected official whose power is reduced because the person who will replace them has already been elected --
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Finally, highly fractionalised parties in government enervated the authority of the executive and rendered prime ministers vulnerable to the problem of the lame duck.
Therefore, in a perfect election, during the sitting president's lame duck period, the president-elect usually signals only obliquely that there will be a ritual burial of the predecessor.
It is far from being a lame duck.
I wish to make clear that, in the longer term, the industry does not regard itself as a lame duck.
It started with the famous "lame duck" speech.
Certainly the philosophy of the "lame duck" cannot be applied to this area, unless we are to accept the gravest political consequences.
In other words, the lame duck policy was put into operation.
I am afraid that on this occasion he has not only produced a lame duck but has gilded it with taxpayers' money.
Managing Your Emotions
What makes me angry?
Vad gör mig arg?
Mostly，l hate when someone tries to make someone else feel bad.
För det mesta hatar jag när någon försöker få någon annan att må dåligt.
I have to admit that once, when l was actually called names.
Jag måste erkänna att en gång, när jag faktiskt kallades öknamn.
l regretted doing this afterwards, but not full heartedly because l think l was provoked in that situation.
Jag ångrade detta efteråt, men inte helhjärtat eftersom jag tror att jag blev provocerad i denna situation.
The most postive way of dealing with anger is talking about the problem.
Det mest positiva sättet att hantera ilska är att prata om problemet.
l talk to someone who listens, or l'll write my thoughts down on paper.
Jag pratar med någon som lyssnar, annars skriver jag ner mina tankar på papper.
Learning how to deal with anger as you're growing up is so important.
Att lära sig att hantera ilska när du växer upp är så viktigt.
When you're younger, you might yell,or cry when you're angry, but as you get older, you're expected to handle your emotions much better.
När du är yngre kan du skrika eller gråta när du är arg, men när du blir äldre blir du förväntas hantera dina känslor mycket bättre.
Learning to control your emotion now will prevent you from doing something that you'll regret later on in life!
Att lära sig att kontrollera dina känslor nu kommer att hindra dig från att göra något som du kommer att ångrar sig senare i livet!
