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lame-duck session

lame-duck session
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leym-duhk]
    • /ˈleɪmˈdʌk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leym-duhk]
    • /ˈleɪmˈdʌk/

Definition of lame-duck session words

  • noun lame-duck session (formerly) the December to March session of those members of the U.S. Congress who were defeated for reelection the previous November. 1

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Origin of lame-duck session

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Lame-duck session

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lame-duck session popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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