Перевод слова 'lame-duck' с английского на русский

Перевод на русский слова lame-duck

• noun
  • калека
  • бедолага
  • неудачник
  • несчастненький
  • банкрот
  • разорившийся маклер
  • непереизбранный член
  • президент, завершающий второй, последний срок на своем посту

Английские значения слова lame-duck

an elected official still in office but not slated to continue
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A lame duck is an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, and especially an official whose successor has already been elected.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lame_duck_(politics)

A lame duck, in the context of a game, is a player who remains in the game but has no chance of winning. It must be literally impossible-- not merely highly improbable -- for a player to win for it to constitute a lame-duck scenario. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lame_duck_(game_design)