lame duck
Kelime Anlamı :
1. borcunu ödemeyen borsacı.
2. emekli olmak üzere olan yönetici.
3. iflas etmek üzere şirket.
4. sakat.
5. kongre üyesi .
6. topal.
7. aciz kimse.
8. kongre üyesi.
9. topal-ördek.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1.
an elected officeholder or group continuing in office during the period between failure to win an election and the inauguration of a successor.
2. an officeholder who has chosen not to run for reelection or is ineligible for reelection.
3. an ineffective person; a weakling.
2. an officeholder who has chosen not to run for reelection or is ineligible for reelection.
3. an ineffective person; a weakling.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.
2. an elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.
2. an elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.
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