lame-duck session
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lame duck session — Legislative session conducted after election of new members but before they are installed and hence one in which some participants are voting for the last time as elected officials because of failure to become reelected or voluntary retirement … Black's law dictionary
lame duck session — Legislative session conducted after election of new members but before they are installed and hence one in which some participants are voting for the last time as elected officials because of failure to become reelected or voluntary retirement … Black's law dictionary
lame-duck session — /laym duk / (formerly) the December to March session of those members of the U.S. Congress who were defeated for reelection the previous November. [1930 35, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
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… … Wikipedia
Lame duck (politics) — A lame duck is an elected official who loses political power or is no longer responsive to the electorate as a result of *losing an election, or *retiring (choosing not to seek another term), or *a term limit which keeps the official from running … Wikipedia
Lame duck — Un lame duck (littéralement « canard boiteux ») désigne, dans le monde politique anglo saxon, un élu dont le mandat arrive à terme, et plus particulièrement un élu toujours en poste, alors que son successeur est déjà élu mais n occupe… … Wikipédia en Français
The Lame Duck Congress — Infobox Television episode Title = The Lame Duck Congress Series = The West Wing Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 28 Airdate = November 82000 Production = 226206 Writer = Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Lawrence O Donnell Jr. (story) Director = Jeremy… … Wikipedia
session — The sitting of a court, legislature, council, commission, etc., for the transaction of its proper business. Hence, the period of time, within any one day, during which such body is assembled in form, and engaged in the transaction of business, or … Black's law dictionary
Dodo Session — A description of how unusually lame the 2008 “lame duck” Congressional session looked set to be. Writing in The New York Times, David M. Herszenhorn noted: Lawmakers may yet be back next month, but for now the meager results show why lame duck… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
short session — noun : a session of a United States Congress before 1934 beginning in December of an even numbered year following an election and terminating on March 3 of the next year compare lame duck … Useful english dictionary
