Lame duck
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Lame duck can refer to:
- Lame duck (politics), an elected official who has lost political power
- Lame duck (game design), a player in a game who cannot win, yet remains in the game.
- Lame duck (tango), a position in tango
- Lame Ducks (TV series), a British sitcom
- Lame Duck Amendment, an informal name for the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Lame duck session, when the United States Congress (or only one chamber thereof) meets following the general elections (and before the inauguration of the next Congress)