incumbency

Noun

Meaning

The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight.

That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility.

The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise of any office.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tenure term of office glebe time government place position term living office rule post occupation headship authority
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Antonyms

money capital rest claim funding ownership
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Hypernyms

place term position office post situation

Hyponyms

administration presidency episcopate vice-presidency presidential term vice-presidential term

Derivatives

incumbencies

Examples

It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency. George W. Bush

This memorandum addresses the matter of how we can maximize the fact of our incumbency in dealing with persons known to be active in their opposition to our Administration, Stated a bit more bluntly-how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies. John Dean

After all, Markey has all the advantages of incumbency. Source: Internet

A study by the US Latin American Studies Association (LASA) concluded that the FSLN (Sandinista Front) "did little more to take advantage of its incumbency than incumbent parties everywhere (including the U.S.) routinely do." Source: Internet

Justin Langer's lifelong belief in the power of incumbency in Australian cricket is presenting Will Pucovski with a hurdle to the baggy green that not even his torrent of runs may be able to sweep away. Source: Internet

Hurt by the fact that she is an appointed senator (which affords her almost no incumbency advantage), Republican Martha McSally has just a 22 in 100 chance to prevail. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inculturate inculturation inculture incumbent incumbent on incumbent party