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incumbent

/in-kuhm-buhnt/US // ɪnˈkʌm bənt //UK // (ɪnˈkʌmbənt) //

现任,在职者,任职者,现任的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
    • : obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me.
    • : Archaic. resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent upon the cool grass.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the holder of an office: The incumbent was challenged by a fusion candidate.
    • : British. a person who holds an ecclesiastical benefice.

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Examples

  • A couple of years ago, Aurora's plan was to supply self-driving software and sensors to automaking incumbents.

  • “It’s incumbent on the Justice Department, if it wants to restore that confidence, to act quickly” to hold the most violent Capitol rioters accountable, he added.

  • In 2020, Republicans lost the majority but held their open seats, instead losing several incumbents.

  • “Given the reports and the seriousness that some of those reports brought to bear, I believe that it's incumbent upon us in the Legislature to review our taxing methods for harvested timber,” Witt said.

  • The United States, an important military ally, is said to be considering censuring the supposed victor, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, over allegations of violence and election fraud.

  • Twelve incumbent governors who publicly support Common Core easily won re-election.

  • When Democratic incumbent Rep. Jim Matheson opted not to run again, Love won by several thousand votes in the 2014 midterms.

  • Actually, Brown lost the Senate race to Democrat incumbent Jean Shaheen because Scott once posed nude for Cosmo.

  • The result was that the three-term incumbent pulled off a solid 10-point win.

  • The Democratic incumbent was doing fine with local issues until her opponent used the ISIS beheadings to turn the tide.

  • Then he got slowly upon his knees, and, gently removing the incumbent folds of canvas, looked out.

  • The observance is incumbent on an individual in a certain condition; but his heart is against it.

  • Doubtless he had felt it incumbent on himself to sing my praises, for he had always been blind to my faults.

  • His lordship said that it was incumbent upon the house to come to a decision upon the question.

  • Sire, the title of most Christian king is not a vain one; it makes an ardent zeal for religion incumbent on its possessor.

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