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present incumbent

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  • Incumbent — In*cum bent, n. A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office. [1913 Webster] The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incumbent — ▪ I. incumbent in‧cum‧bent 1 I ve split the sense into two. [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] noun [countable] 1. the person who has a particular job or position at this time, rather than one who wants it or may have it later: • Nine out of ten incumbents who seek re …   Financial and business terms

  • incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ınˈkʌmbənt] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of incumbere to lie down on ] someone who has been elected to an official position, especially in politics, and who is doing that job at the present time ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Incumbent — Open seat redirects here. For the tennis tournament, see Open SEAT. For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to …   Wikipedia

  • incumbent — 1 noun (C) formal 1 someone in an official position, especially a political one: Castillo was to be the new incumbent at the City Controller s office. 2 a priest who is in charge of a church 2 adjective formal 1 it is incumbent upon sb to do sth… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • incumbent — I UK [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms incumbent : singular incumbent plural incumbents formal someone who has an official position the campaign to re elect the incumbent II UK [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] / US adjective formal holding an official… …   English dictionary

  • incumbent — [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] noun [C] formal I someone who has an elected job at the present time II adj formal incumbent [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] holding an elected job at the present time • it is incumbent on sb to do sth formal it is someone s duty or responsibility to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • incumbent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin incumbent , incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in + cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie Date: 15th century 1. the holder of an office or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ ın kʌmbənt ] noun count FORMAL someone who has an official position: the campaign to re elect the incumbent incumbent in|cum|bent 2 [ ın kʌmbənt ] adjective FORMAL holding an official position at the present time: the incumbent… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • incumbent — 1. adjective 1) it is incumbent on you to tell them Syn: necessary for one to, essential that, required that, imperative that; compulsory for one to, binding on one to, mandatory that 2) the incumbent president Syn: current, present …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • incumbent — /ɪnˈkʌmbənt / (say in kumbuhnt) adjective 1. resting on one; obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me. 2. lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent posture. 3. holding an office at a particular time: the incumbent member. –noun 4. the… …  

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