incumbent

[US]/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/
[UK]/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. currently holding a position, especially in an official capacity
n. a person who holds a particular office or position, especially in a church or religious organization

Example Sentences

It is incumbent on me to reclaim him.

widespread public dissatisfaction with incumbent politicians.

the incumbent President had been defeated.

felt it was incumbent on us all to help.

defeated the incumbent in a close election.

gave only lukewarm support to the incumbent candidate.

It is incumbent upon you to warn them.

the present incumbent of the presidential chair of this company

It is incumbent upon us to do so.

it is incumbent on all decent people to concentrate on destroying this evil.

it is incumbent upon all hill users to respect the environment.

He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.

It's incumbent on you to advise your son before he leaves home.

He spent much of the campaign on the low road, making scurrilous and unsubstantiated remarks about the incumbent's past.

None (not neither ) of the three opposition candidates would make a better president than the incumbent. ·

Any (not either ) of the three opposition candidates still in the race would make a better president than the incumbent.

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