Noun
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 dictionaryIt'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