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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
incumbent
/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/
noun1 of 2
a person who holds a particular office or position
- “His speeches resemble the straight-to-the-point style of his incumbent.”Tatoeba
- “It is incumbent on us to support him.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)