To put into perspective: South Korea declared Martial Law during the end of 2024 which was short lived as their citizens were awake, not asleep (since a similar thing occurred in 1980 that lasted until 1987) it only ceased when a new president was elected, so they know what their parents have been through back then not letting it slide in modern times which was met with stiff resistance & protest from Gen Z Koreans.
Their president was impeached right after he enacted it as he’s abusing his power via blocking legislators by using both law enforcement and the military averting them from entering their national assembly, including him ordering the arrest of both the judges and supreme court justices whilst illegally declaring martial law (all in which violate their constitution). People there protested against martial law.
That’s not what “lame duck” means.
A lame duck is a politician who is currently in office but is not eligible for re-election due to term limits. A second-term president is the classic example. Being in power and yet guaranteed to soon not be alters the power dynamic and priorities of said politician.
Donald Trump is a lame duck; in his second of two terms.
I agree that the term “lame duck” is used differently in politics, nonetheless the Democrats are lame ducks in the common use of those words.
The only “common use of those words” is what the captain posted. I have never heard that term used in any context outside of someone that holds a position, political or otherwise, that will be gone soon, either from term limits, because they lost or didn’t run in the last election, or got fired/replaced/quit, but the new person isn’t in the position yet.
You used it wrong. You can learn from the person that responded to you or you can double down and try to invoke a little-to-never used definition, but everyone will know you just used it wrong.
Phrases can hold multiple meanings.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lame_duck
So you’re doing their job for them, dragging out a rarely used definition and trying to pretend it’s the “common use of those words”? Or are you their alt?