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incumbency

[ in-kuhm-buhn-see ]

noun

plural incumbencies
  1. the quality or state of being incumbent.
  2. the position or term of an incumbent.
  3. something that is incumbent.
  4. a duty or obligation:

    my incumbencies as head of the organization.

  5. Archaic. an incumbent weight or mass.


incumbency

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noun

  1. the state or quality of being incumbent
  2. the office, duty, or tenure of an incumbent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of incumbency1

First recorded in 1600–10; incumb(ent) + -ency
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"What Donald Trump is launching is an assault on incumbency, those who are in power, by mobilising a supremacism against the incumbency, at home… and abroad," Rasool said at the event.

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Years into his incumbency, Trump’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic was more of a shrug than a response and innumerable people suffered and died because his action was so leisurely.

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Sadhwani said she expects Steel to have the classic incumbency advantage, particularly given the Vietnamese community’s record of supporting the Republican Party.

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Hope would have seemed absurd as a Biden slogan, not just because of his incumbency but because of his decades-long membership in the old guard of American politics.

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Biden is bearing the burden of incumbency that he didn’t face four years ago, facing a tough-love approach from some left-leaning activists who believe they can still push him further left.

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