noun, adjective
noun a person who has an official position:
the present incumbent of the White House / 10 Downing Street
Part of speech: adjective
1 [onlybeforenoun] having an official position:
the incumbent president
2 ~ upon / on sb (formal) necessary as part of sb's duties:
It was incumbent on them to attend.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is incumbent a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, incumbent is tagged as adjective.
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