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- Dictionaryin·cum·bent/inˈkəmbənt/
adjective
- 1. necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility: "it is incumbent on all decent people to concentrate on destroying this evil" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an official or regime) currently holding office: "an annual event at which the incumbent president traditionally delivers a speech poking fun at himself" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the holder of an office or post: "the present incumbent will soon be retiring"
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1. : imposed as a duty : obligatory. incumbent on us to take action. 2. : having the status of an incumbent (see incumbent entry 1) the team's incumbent third baseman. especially : occupying a specified office. the incumbent mayor. 3. : lying or resting on something else. 4. : bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surface. Did you know?
INCUMBENT definition: 1. officially having the named position: 2. to be necessary for someone: 3. the person who has or…. Learn more.
Incumbent definition: holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently. See examples of INCUMBENT used in a sentence.
INCUMBENT meaning: 1. officially having the named position: 2. to be necessary for someone: 3. the person who has or…. Learn more.
An incumbent is an official who holds an office. If you want to run for congress, you're going to have to beat the incumbent. Incumbent comes from the Latin word incumbens, which means "lying in" or "leaning on," but came to mean "holding a position."
adjective. 1. formal (often postpositive and foll by on or upon and an infinitive) morally binding or necessary; obligatory. it is incumbent on me to attend. 2. (usually postpositive and foll by on) resting or lying (on) noun. 3. a person who holds an office, esp a member of the clergy holding a benefice.
INCUMBENT definition: 1. someone who has an official job, especially a political one: 2. to be someone's duty or…. Learn more.