Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being incumbent.
- noun Something incumbent; an obligation.
- noun The holding of an office or ecclesiastical benefice.
- noun The term of an office or benefice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something: as, the incumbency of a burden.
- noun That which is incumbent; a superincumbent weight, physical, mental, or moral; hence, a grave duty, responsibility, or obligation.
- noun The state of being an incumbent or holder of an office; the discharge of official or stated functions of any kind, especially of ecclesiastical functions; specifically, the state of holding or being in possession of a church benefice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.
- noun That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight.
- noun That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility.
- noun The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise of any office.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
incumbent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a duty that is incumbent upon you
- noun the office of an incumbent
- noun the term during which some position is held
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Examples
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Genesis Photos for The Wall Street Journal Vinod Khosla, Managing Partner, Khosla Ventures This is one of my big beefs with the way we think about capitalism in this country: We fundamentally support what I call incumbency capitalism.
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And what moral, legal, or other incumbency is there that dictates Israel build housing in West Jerusalem for Arabs?
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Strange Thing About the Controversy Over Jerusalem 2010
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In the United States in general, according to Khosla, "we do not support innovation capitalism," preferring instead to support established corporations through what he termed "incumbency capitalism."
unknown title 2011
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I think the base of each party can effectively challenge a deviant incumbent, or make a credible threat to throw him out in order to discipline his behavior, not only in the first couple of terms when incumbency is weaker but where the party enjoys a significant advantage qua party.
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But there's great power in incumbency, especially over federal purse strings.
Some incumbent Democrats brag of work to secure funds for constituents Shailagh Murray 2010
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I know open races are generally considered tossups, but in this environment, I think incumbency is a drag regardless of party.
Barbara Mikulski and the Democratic margin of error. | RedState 2010
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The power of incumbency is too strong to break through.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I’m Almost Glad I Am Getting Old… 2010
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The advantage of incumbency is the most significant factor in re-election for house members.
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OK, there is a decline in incumbency, but its negligible — point remains there are clearly other forces at work.
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Three term incumbency, high profile ranking in the Democratic party, the cloak of the Democratic party itself.
Midterm Roundup 2009
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