Again, not the usual usage for incumbent it is a valid usage and needs to be used more often. (JMO)in·cum·bent (n-kmbnt)
adj.
1. Imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory: felt it was incumbent on us all to help.
2. Lying, leaning, or resting on something else: incumbent rock strata.
3. Currently holding a specified office: the incumbent mayor.
n.
A person who holds an office or ecclesiastical benefice: The incumbent was reelected to another term.
[Middle English, holder of an office, from Medieval Latin incumbns, incumbent-, from Latin, present participle of incumbere, to lean upon, apply oneself to : in-, on; see in-2 + -cumbere, to recline.]
in·cumbent·ly adv.
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun 1. incumbent - the official who holds an office
officeholder
office-bearer - the person who holds an office
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Adj. 1. incumbent - lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation"
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
superjacent - lying immediately above or on something else
2. incumbent - currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"
current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
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