leadership – noun

The ability to direct credit towards oneself and blame to others.

lame duck – noun

The main character of a satyr play that follows a tragic trilogy.

legacy - noun

1. Scar tissue from a cancerous tumor.

2. An incentive for scoring in garbage time.

labor - noun

The provision of service to paying customers.

COMMENT: Happy Labor Day.

legal counsel – noun

An expert advisor on how to satisfy the letter of the law while violating its spirit.

liberate – verb

1. To replace tyranny with anarchy.

2. To pacify.

3. To bestow freedom.

levee – noun

An ineffective governmental program for preventing floods.

leak – noun

A governmental press release that is published anonymously to increase the likelihood of its general acceptance.

COMMENT: Officials use leaks to skirt speaking to the public directly or using press spokesmen, since neither mode of communication enjoys crediblity.

loyal – adjective

1. Abject, servile, slavish.

2. Willing to obstruct justice to protect another.

3. Competent.

lobbyist – noun

Legislative aide.