| NOUN | person | incumbent, officeholder | the official who holds an office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | lying or leaning on something else. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" | |
| Broader | necessary | absolutely essential |
| Catalan | incumbent | |
| Meaning | currently holding an office. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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