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lame duck

elected official who is about to leave office
Thing metaphor Q948290
lame duck
Clifford K. Berryman · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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lame duck

Summary

lame duck is a metaphor[1]. It draws 796 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #13 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • lame duck's instance of is recorded as metaphor[3].
  • lame duck is a type of official[4].
  • lame duck is a type of elected official[5].
  • lame duck is the opposite of Q1326365[6].
  • lame duck's has cause is recorded as time interval[7].
  • lame duck's has cause is recorded as term limit[8].

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Definition and Type

lame duck's instance of is recorded as metaphor[3]. Recorded subclass of include official[4] and elected official[5]. It is the opposite of Q1326365[6].

Why It Matters

lame duck draws 796 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #13 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). lame duck. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lame-duck
MLA “lame duck.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lame-duck.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lame-duck_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lame duck}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lame-duck}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6h ago · Jheald · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → Q1326365
    Has cause → time interval, term limit
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q599151]]"
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