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51incumbent — One who holds an office, particularly one who holds it under legal authority to discharge the duties of the office. State v McCollister, 11 Ohio St 46, 50 …
52incumbent upon — responsible to, obliged to (perform a duty) …
53Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier — (ILEC) ILECs are the telephone companies that own and operate the local loop in an area. RBOCs and LECs are both ILECs in their own service area, but can be CLECs outside their own region …
54Wireline incumbent — Usually one telephone company, known as the wireline incumbent, owns the telephone lines in a particular location. Incumbents have structural advantages over challengers. In the case of Wireline Incumbent Carriers, this segment captured 52… …
55it is incumbent on sb to do sth — ► someone has a duty or responsibility to do something: » I think it is incumbent on us to provide a good environment for business, he said. Main Entry: ↑incumbent …
56be incumbent on someone to do something — be incumbent on/upon/someone to do something formal phrase to be someone’s duty or responsibility to do something Thesaurus: to be someone s responsibilitysynonym Main entry: incumbent …
57be incumbent upon someone to do something — be incumbent on/upon/someone to do something formal phrase to be someone’s duty or responsibility to do something Thesaurus: to be someone s responsibilitysynonym Main entry: incumbent …
58former incumbent — index predecessor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
59make incumbent — index entail Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
60anti-incumbent — adj., n. * * * …