Lame duck

Lame duck can refer to:

Lame duck (politics), an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, and especially an official whose successor has already been elected.
Lame duck session, an interval of legislative inactivity -- not always because members are lame ducks
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 Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Translation of "Lame duck"

Russian: Хромая утка.