in·cum·bent ( n-k m b nt)adj. 1. Imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory: felt it was incumbent on us all to help. 2. Lying, leaning, or resting on something else: incumbent rock strata. 3. Currently holding a specified office: the incumbent mayor. n. A person who holds an office or ecclesiastical benefice: The incumbent was reelected to another term. [Middle English, holder of an office, from Medieval Latin incumb  ns, incumbent-, from Latin, present participle of incumbere, to lean upon, apply oneself to : in-, on; see in-2 + -cumbere, to recline.]in·cum bent·ly adv. |
incumbent Formal
Noun
a person who holds a particular office or position
Adjective
morally binding as a duty: it is incumbent on cricketers to respect the umpire's impartiality [Latin incumbere to lie upon]
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| Noun | 1. | incumbent - the official who holds an office holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" office-bearer - the person who holds an office functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
| Adj. | 1. | incumbent - lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation" geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks superjacent - lying immediately above or on something else |
| 2. | incumbent - necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" necessary - absolutely essential | |
| 3. | incumbent - currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
incumbent
adjective 2. (Formal) obligatory, required, necessary, essential, binding, compulsory, mandatory, imperative
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