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incumbent

/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

An illustration for incumbent

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

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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)

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