ALL meanings of incumbent
in·cum·bent
I i - adjective incumbent holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club. 1
- adjective incumbent obligatory (often followed by on or upon): a duty incumbent upon me. 1
- adjective incumbent Archaic. resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent upon the cool grass. 1
- noun incumbent the holder of an office: The incumbent was challenged by a fusion candidate. 1
- noun incumbent British. a person who holds an ecclesiastical benefice. 1
- adjective incumbent person: current, in office 1
- noun incumbent obligatory, sb's duty 1
- noun incumbent obligatory for sb 1
- noun incumbent person in office at time of election 1
- noun incumbent Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. 1
- countable noun incumbent An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time. 0
- countable noun incumbent Incumbent is also an adjective. 0
- adjective incumbent If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it. 0
- adjective incumbent morally binding or necessary; obligatory 0
- adjective incumbent resting or lying (on) 0
- noun incumbent a person who holds an office, esp a clergyman holding a benefice 0
- adjective incumbent lying, resting, or pressing with its weight on something else 0
- adjective incumbent currently in office 0
- noun incumbent the holder of an office or benefice 0
- noun incumbent The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office. 0
- noun incumbent (business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits. 0
- adjective incumbent Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office. 0
- adjective incumbent Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent. 0
- adjective incumbent (botany, geology) Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them. 0
- adjective incumbent (zoology) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else. 0
- adjective incumbent Being the current holder of an office or a title. 0