Last Saturday, watching the news about the recent elections in The U.S.A, I heard an expression that I had never heard before. This expression is used in daily English but it is also used specifically in Politics to talk about periods of transition between two presidents. Here are the definitions:
- A lame duck: someone who is not successful and needs a lot of help and support
- a lame-duck leader or parliament: is one that is not powerful
- A lame duck session:
when one Congress meets after its sucesor is elected, but before the sucesor’s term begins
During their “lame-duck” session starting this week, lawmakers will have little time to draft another continuing resolution to cover funding U.S. agencies and military operations.
So, the time between last Saturday and January 20th (Presidential Inauguration Day) is known as: a lame duck period.
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