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incumbent

adjective noun

currently holding an office

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
T
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɪnˈkʌmbənt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. currently holding an office

    “the incumbent governor”

adjective

  1. necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

    “it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts”

adjective

  1. lying or leaning on something else

    “an incumbent geological formation”

noun

  1. the official who holds an office

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Example Sentences

the incumbent governor
it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts
an incumbent geological formation

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