Lame duck (politics)
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title:
Lame duck (politics)
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In politics, a lame duck or outgoing politician is an elected official whose successor has already been elected or will be soon. An outgoing politician is often seen as having less influence with other politicians due to their limited time left in office. Conversely, a lame duck is free to make decisions that exercise the standard powers with little fear of consequence, such as issuing executive orders, pardons, or other controversial edicts. Lame duck politicians result from term limits, planne
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Elected official who is about to leave office
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lame_duck_(politics)
date created:
2003-10-12T06:26:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:29:40Z
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