Incumbent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
adjective
Extra examples
Voters will have the chance to see the incumbent and her opponent in a series of three debates.
Incumbents often have an advantage in elections.
...it is incumbent upon you to attend every staff meeting...
He is the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.
In the June elections, Morris easily defeated the incumbent, Tom Smith.
It is incumbent upon the press to act not in its own best interests, but in society's best interests.
... Mr. Lorry felt it incumbent on him to speak a word or two of reassurance.
He unseated an incumbent senator.
It is incumbent upon parents to control what their children watch on TV.
...the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset...
Word forms
singular: incumbent
plural: incumbents
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