as in officeholder
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forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
it is incumbent upon you to attend every staff meeting
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Recent Examples of incumbent
David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Last week’s results were not a surprise to the incumbent.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Some areas where transparency is needed include spectrum usage, pricing and availability (including which parts of the telecom infrastructure are controlled by incumbent operators); merger approvals, market intervention and funding allocations; and pricing and consumer contracts.
—Neven Dilkov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Gray, who’s been in office for three months, defeated Republican incumbent John Duarte in November by less than 200 votes.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Last week’s results were not a surprise to the incumbent.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
What this means: Daly joined the Bears in August after incumbent long snapper Patrick Scales suffered a back injury during the preseason that required surgery.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Some areas where transparency is needed include spectrum usage, pricing and availability (including which parts of the telecom infrastructure are controlled by incumbent operators); merger approvals, market intervention and funding allocations; and pricing and consumer contracts.
—Neven Dilkov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbent
Noun
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The emoluments clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) that generally prohibits federal officeholders from receiving any gift, payment or other thing of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers, or representatives.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The resistors were bankers and business leaders, Kiwanis and Rotary Club members and clergy, and middle-class members of White Citizens’ Councils who took pains to distance themselves from the Ku Klux Klan—as well as officeholders from local school boards to state capitols to the halls of Congress.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Jack would begin a compulsory ninety-day psychiatric evaluation in the California Institution for Men in Chino, a rough place known to be brutal to younger inmates for the same possession charges.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Now, Weight Watchers isn’t exactly facing bankruptcy because people everywhere are suddenly looking inward and agreeing to throw off the shackles of compulsory thinness.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Friends of Bear Creek Stables are tasked with asking for quotes for required coverage before making that decision.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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According to the death review investigation, the facility conducted the required well-being checks on the resident every 30 minutes from 9:53 p.m. Oct. 18 through 2:13 a.m. Oct. 19.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Following his mandatory Israeli army service, Ferder apprenticed under master cutters while going to school at night for business and gemology.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Folsom and Clementine program mirrors restrictions adopted across Northern California with boaters wishing to launch having a red quarantine seal for at least 30 days after a mandatory inspection.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the success of any of NASA’s plans depends on having the money and resources necessary to carry them out.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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These companies feel like necessary building blocks of modern existence.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Incumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incumbent. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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