incumbent
21incumbent — {{11}}incumbent (adj.) 1560s, in relation to duties or obligations, from L. incumbentem (nom. incumbens), prp. of incumbere (see INCUMBENT (Cf. incumbent) (n.)). The literal, physical sense is rare in English and first attested 1620s.… …
22incumbent — 1. adjective 1) it is incumbent on you to tell them Syn: necessary for one to, essential that, required that, imperative that; compulsory for one to, binding on one to, mandatory that 2) the incumbent president Syn: current, present …
23incumbent — in•cum•bent [[t]ɪnˈkʌm bənt[/t]] adj. 1) gov currently holding an indicated office: the incumbent president[/ex] 2) obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me[/ex] 3) resting, lying, or pressing on something 4) gov the holder of an office or an… …
24incumbent — /ɪnˈkʌmbənt / (say in kumbuhnt) adjective 1. resting on one; obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me. 2. lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent posture. 3. holding an office at a particular time: the incumbent member. –noun 4. the… …
25incumbent — 1. adjective a) imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to ones office Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust. b) resting on something else If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed …
26incumbent — [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] noun [C] formal I someone who has an elected job at the present time II adj formal incumbent [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] holding an elected job at the present time • it is incumbent on sb to do sth formal it is someone s duty or responsibility to… …
27incumbent — adj. Incumbent is used with these nouns: ↑Congressman, Congresswoman, ↑governor, ↑mayor, ↑party, ↑president, ↑prime minister …
28incumbent — Synonyms and related words: addressee, artist in residence, beetle, beetle browed, beetling, behooving, benefice holder, beneficiary, binding, bridging, burdensome, chargeable to, commanding, compulsory, cumbersome, cumbrous, demanding, denizen,… …
29incumbent — [ɪn kʌmb(ə)nt] adjective 1》 (incumbent on/upon) necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. 2》 (of an official or regime) currently holding office. noun the holder of an office or post. ↘Christian Church the holder of an ecclesiastical… …
30incumbent — adj. & n. adj. 1 (foll. by on, upon) resting as a duty (it is incumbent on you to warn them). 2 (often foll. by on) lying, pressing. n. the holder of an office or post, esp. an ecclesiastical benefice. Etymology: ME f. AL incumbens pres. part. of …
