1) Bearer 2) Current 3) Inhabitant 4) Superjacent
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1) Currently holding an office 2) Legal terminology 3) Morally binding 4) Office-holder 5) One in office 6) Superjacent
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The incumbent, in politics, is the existing 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(s). For example, in the 2012 United States presidential election, Barack Obama was the incumbent, because he had been the president in the...
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[ecclesiastical] In English ecclesiastical law, the term incumbent refers to the holder of a Church of England parochial charge or benefice. The term benefice originally denoted a grant of land for life in return for services. In church law, the duties were spiritual (`spiritualities`) and some form of assets to generate revenue (the `tempo...
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lying upon a surface
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• (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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Said of an anther which bends forwards during the development of the flower.
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a term referring to seeds in which the embronic root is wrapped around and lies adjacent to the back of one of the two cotylodons (compare accumbent)
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The cleric in charge of a church. May be called Rector, Vicar, or Priest-in-Charge.
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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) ...
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The cleric in charge of a church. May be called Rector, Vicar, or Priest-in-Charge.
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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; supe...
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Holder of a Benefice, chairman of the vestry.
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lying upon a surface,
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at level of other toes (hallux)
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[
adj] - (geology) lying or leaning on something else 2. [adj] - currently holding an office 3. [n] - the official who holds an office
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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 p...
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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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holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club. · obligatory (often fol. by on or upon): a duty incumbent upon me. · resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent upon the cool grass.
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the official who holds an office
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necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
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[SAT terms] the official who holds an office
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the official who holds an office
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