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   incumbent

   /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

   adjective

   • 1. necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility: "the government realized that it was incumbent on them to act" Similar bindingobligatorymandatorynecessarycompulsoryrequiredrequisiteessentialimperativeOpposite optional
   • 2. (of an official or regime) currently holding office: "an annual event at which the incumbent president traditionally delivers a speech poking fun at himself" Similar currentexistingpresentin officein powerreigningOpposite pastfuture
   • 3. (of a company) having a sizeable share of a market: "powerful incumbent airlines"

   noun

   • 1. the holder of an office or post: "the present incumbent will soon be retiring"
   • ▪ the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Latin incumbens, incumbent-, from Latin incumbere ‘lie or lean on’, from in- ‘upon’ + a verb related to cubare ‘lie’.

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