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lame duck: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

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also ran collapse

insolvent collapse: unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate"

running mate collapse: a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices

public servant collapse: someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

officeholder collapse: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"

ins collapse

scalper collapse: someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"

beat it collapse

scram collapse: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"

vamoose collapse

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

stalking horse collapse

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

take a powder collapse

candidate collapse: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

holdover collapse: an official who remains in office after his term

aspirant collapse: an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"; desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

slip out of collapse

cop out collapse

welsh collapse: a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales; a Celtic language of Wales; of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"; cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

lam collapse

malinger collapse: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

dud collapse: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"

dark horse collapse: a racehorse about which little is known; a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

duck out collapse

manque collapse: unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

incumbent collapse: the official who holds an office; currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"; necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"; lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation"

shirk collapse: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

powers that be collapse

fall guy collapse

crippled collapse: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

inactivate collapse: make inactive; "they deactivated the file"

de energize collapse

bankrupt collapse: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"; reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

kook collapse: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group

failed collapse: unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"

crackpot collapse: a whimsically eccentric person

handicapped collapse

skulk collapse: move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

unsturdy collapse

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