incumbent
English Thesaurus
1. the official who holds an office (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | holder, |
| definition | : | a person who holds something (noun.person) |
| hypernym | : | functionary, official, |
| definition | : | a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | office-bearer, |
| definition | : | the person who holds an office (noun.person) |
2. currently holding an office (adj.all)
| similar | : | current, |
| definition | : | occurring in or belonging to the present time (adj.all) |
3. necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding (adj.all)
| similar | : | necessary, |
| definition | : | absolutely essential (adj.all) |
4. lying or leaning on something else (adj.all)
| similar | : | superjacent, |
| definition | : | lying immediately above or on something else (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
5. currently holding an office (adj.all)
| derivation | : | incumbency, |
| definition | : | the office of an incumbent (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | incumbency, |
| definition | : | the office of an incumbent (noun.act) |
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