Look up: incumbent

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   Incumbent
   Holder of a Benefice, chairman of the vestry.
   Found on http://www.mdlp.co.uk/genweb/glossary.ht
   
   
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   incumbent
   [adj] - (geology) lying or leaning on something else 2. [adj] - currently holding an office 3. [n] - the official who holds an office
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Incumbent
   The cleric in charge of a church. May be called Rector, Vicar, or Priest-in-Charge.
   Found on http://www.norwichchurches.co.uk/Glossar
   
   
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   Incumbent
   In·cum'bent adjective [ Latin incumbens , -entis , present participle of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; prefix in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See Incubate .] 1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent. « Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it.» ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/39
   
   
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   Incumbent
   In·cum'bent noun A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office. « The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron.» Swift.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/39
   
   
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   incumbent
   Of the orientation of an embryo, with the cotyledons lying face to face and folded downwards beside the radicle, of anthers, lying against the inner face of the filament. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
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   incumbent
   adjective necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; `it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts`
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   incumbent
   adjective lying or leaning on something else; `an incumbent geological formation`
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   incumbent
   adjective currently holding an office; `the incumbent governor`
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    Incumbent
    The `incumbent`, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W. Bush was the incumbent, because he was the president in the current term while the election sought to determine the president for the following term.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent
    
    
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    Incumbent
    • (n.) A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office. • (a.) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird. • (a.) Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon. • (a.) Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; super...
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    incumbent
    incumbent 1. Someone who is currently holding an official position; especially, in a church or political organization. 2. Something which is necessary as a result of a duty, responsibility, or obligation: 'It is incumbent upon us to observe the responsibilities or our assigned duties.' 3. Archaic or very early usage: resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on...
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