Definition of "lame-duck" []

• See lame duck. (noun)

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• "Any newly elected senator will take office within 15 days, a brief window in which Republican Senate leaders could call a lame-duck session if they are about to lose control."
• "But most expect these issues to be ironed out at the last minute, in a lame-duck session after the election."
• "Mr. Becker said he's concerned H-P plans to let the PC division operate as a lame-duck arm for a year or more while it completes a spin off."