incumbent

Meanings

• noun

  A person holding an office or position, especially one to which they have been elected or appointed.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with incumbent
commerce , embrace , performance , permissive

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Variants

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incumbent , incumbents , incumbent on , incumbent on/upon , incumbent upon , anti-incumbent

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Etymology

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Middle English: from Old French incumbe, from in- 'in' + cumbe 'seat, dwelling'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'incumbent' comes from the Latin word 'in' meaning 'in' and 'cumbere' meaning 'to sit'.

2. In the United States, the incumbent advantage is particularly strong in U.S. House and Senate elections, with incumbents winning re-election at rates of over 90% in recent elections.

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1. office holder: A person who holds an office or position, especially a public one.

2. re-election: The act of being elected or chosen again for an office or position.

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Quotes

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1. Jane Austen was born into the downwardly mobile branch of an upper-middle-class family.  … None of the Austen children could inherit the family home from their father, a Church of England clergyman; after his death it would go to the next "incumbent".

   - Kevin Barry,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},7 Dec. 1997

2. Because the statehouse now determines voting districts, the current map generally ensures that "incumbents" face minimal challenges to re-election.

   - Terry McCarthy,{it}Time{/it},20 Dec. 2004

3. When Reagan and Clinton were seeking re-election, they didn't go after their opponents directly, in part because they didn't have to. Those "incumbents" knew that there's a point at which strong and tough can look weak and desperate.

   - Jonathan Alter,{it}Newsweek{/it},9 Aug. 2004

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Culture

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In politics, an incumbent is a person currently holding an office and seeking re-election. The incumbent advantage refers to the tendency for sitting office holders to have an advantage in elections due to their name recognition and established record.

How to Memorize "incumbent"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person sitting in a chair, holding a position or office.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with someone who has been elected or appointed to a position.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic: I See An Incumbent Nurturing Constituents.

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