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incumbent
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incumbent
Refers to an entity that is currently in power. For example, in politics, the "incumbent senator" is the person who holds that office today. An "incumbent company" is an organization that has been providing goods and services for some time. See ILEC.
incumbent
a person who holds an office, esp a clergyman holding a benefice

incumbent [in′kəm·bənt]
(biology)
Lying on or down.
(geology)
Lying above, said of a stratum that is superimposed or overlies another stratum.
(ecology)
Referring to the occupation and utilization of resources to the exclusion of other species.


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incumbent (A) current officeholder (B) member of a defeated political party (C) past officeholder (D) victor in an election 4.
—Bill Noll, an Alaskan delegate to the Republican convention, has been a coal entrepreneur, an appointed state officeholder and the mayor of a small town in his home state.
Last week, the arm of city government charged with keeping elected officials and top bureaucrats honest (a truly thankless job), fined City Councilman Jose Huizar more than $14,000 for misusing his officeholder account.
 
 
 
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