NOUN | person | incumbent, officeholder | the official who holds an office |
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ADJECTIVE | all | incumbent | lying or leaning on something else |
all | incumbent | necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility | |
all | incumbent | currently holding an office |
Sounds | ihnkah'mbahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | lying or leaning on something else. | |
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Example | "an incumbent geological formation" | |
Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
Broader | superjacent | lying immediately above or on something else |
Catalan | incumbent |
Meaning | Necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding. | |
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Example | "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" | |
Broader | necessary | absolutely essential |
Catalan | incumbent |
Meaning | currently holding an office. | |
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Example | "the incumbent governor" | |
Broader | current | occurring in or belonging to the present time |
Spanish | titular | |
Catalan | incumbent | |
Nouns | incumbency | the office of an incumbent |
incumbency | the term during which some position is held |
Meaning | The official who holds an office. | |
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Synonym | officeholder | |
Narrower | office-bearer | The person who holds an office |
Broader | holder | A person who holds something |
official, functionary | A worker who holds or is invested with an office | |
Spanish | encargado, funcionario, titular | |
Catalan | encarregat, titular |
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