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21incumbent — adj. (cannot stand alone) incumbent on, upon + to + inf. (it s incumbent on you to warn them) * * * [ɪn kʌmbənt] upon + to + inf. (it s incumbent on you to warn them) (cannot stand alone) incumbent on …
22incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ ın kʌmbənt ] noun count FORMAL someone who has an official position: the campaign to re elect the incumbent incumbent in|cum|bent 2 [ ın kʌmbənt ] adjective FORMAL holding an official position at the present time: the incumbent… …
23incumbent — {{11}}incumbent (adj.) 1560s, in relation to duties or obligations, from L. incumbentem (nom. incumbens), prp. of incumbere (see INCUMBENT (Cf. incumbent) (n.)). The literal, physical sense is rare in English and first attested 1620s.… …
24Incumbent (ecclesiastical) — The incumbent of a benefice, usually the parish priest, in Anglican canon law holds the temporalities or assets and income. The incumbent has legal possession of the church and glebe for the term of his office, but shares with the churchwardens… …
25incumbent — 1. adjective 1) it is incumbent on you to tell them Syn: necessary for one to, essential that, required that, imperative that; compulsory for one to, binding on one to, mandatory that 2) the incumbent president Syn: current, present …
26incumbent — in•cum•bent [[t]ɪnˈkʌm bənt[/t]] adj. 1) gov currently holding an indicated office: the incumbent president[/ex] 2) obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me[/ex] 3) resting, lying, or pressing on something 4) gov the holder of an office or an… …
27incumbent — /ɪnˈkʌmbənt / (say in kumbuhnt) adjective 1. resting on one; obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me. 2. lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent posture. 3. holding an office at a particular time: the incumbent member. –noun 4. the… …
28incumbent — 1. adjective a) imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to ones office Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust. b) resting on something else If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed …
29incumbent — [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] noun [C] formal I someone who has an elected job at the present time II adj formal incumbent [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] holding an elected job at the present time • it is incumbent on sb to do sth formal it is someone s duty or responsibility to… …
30Incumbent local exchange carrier — ILEC, short for incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local telephone company in the United States that was in existence at the time of the break up of AT T into the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), also known as the Baby Bells. GTE… …
