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单词 incumbent
释义
incumbent
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/us
/ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/
[before noun]
officiallyhaving thenamedposition:
现任的；在职的
The incumbentpresidentfacesproblemswhichbeganmanyyearsbefore he tookoffice.现任总统面临着他上任前很多年就已开始出现的种种问题。
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  • lapidary
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be incumbent on/uponsomeoneformal
to benecessaryfor someone:
（某人）义不容辞；（某人）必须履行
Shefeltit incumbent upon/on hertoraisethesubjectattheirmeeting.她感到她有义务在他们的会上提出这个问题。
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  • basically
  • basis
  • be a question ofdoing somethingidiom
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  • dependence
  • elemental
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  • if/when push comes to shoveidiom
  • indispensable
  • inhere insomething
  • inherent
  • necessity
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incumbent
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/us
/ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/
thepersonwho has or had aparticularofficialposition:
现任者，在职者
the first/last/previousincumbent第一任／上一任／前任
Thepresentincumbent (ofthepost) isduetoretirenextmonth.（此职位的）现任者将于下个月退休。
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  • anti-incumbent
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  • career woman
  • claque
  • co-worker
  • hire
  • lifer
  • mate
  • new blood
  • new broom
  • nominee
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  • non-incumbent
  • operative
  • payroll
  • self-starter
  • skip-level
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  • teleworker
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(Definition ofincumbentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

incumbent| American Dictionary

incumbent
noun[C]
us
/ɪnˈkʌm·bənt/

incumbentnoun[C](PERSON)

politics & government
(referring to thepresenttime) apersonwho has aparticularofficeorposition,esp. anelectedone:
Senator Smith, the incumbent,facesatoughfightfor reelection nextyear.
incumbent
adjective
fml
us
/ɪnˈkʌm·bənt/

incumbentadjective(NECESSARY)

necessary:
[+ to infinitive]It isincumbent upon(=necessaryfor)all of us tocreateasafecommunity.
(Definition ofincumbentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

incumbent| Business English

incumbent
noun[C]
formal
uk
/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/us
apersonorbusinessthatholdsaparticularpositionin acompany,market,industry, etc. at thepresenttime:
The incumbent has beenawardedthe airline's newadvertisingcontract,despitestiffcompetitionfrom otheragencies.
POLITICS
thepersonwhoholdsaparticularelectedpositionat thepresenttime:
Three newmayoralcandidatesintendtochallengethe incumbent.
incumbent
adjective
formal
uk
/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/us
[before noun]
holdingaparticularpositionin acompany,industry, etc. at thepresenttime:
theincumbentmanagement/director/supplier
[before noun]POLITICS
holdingaparticularelectedpositionat thepresenttime:
theincumbentmayor/president/vice-president
it is incumbent on sb to do sth
someone has adutyorresponsibilityto do something:
"Ithinkit is incumbent on us toprovidea goodenvironmentforbusiness," he said.
(Definition ofincumbentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincumbent

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To control for this possibility, the data were quartiled on the basis of theincumbentparty's support in the previous election.
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In this situation it was equally possible that other interested parties might want to strengthen the international reputation of theincumbentgovernment.
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In this situation, voters face a standard inference problem of predicting the unobservable type (whether competent or not) of theincumbentfrom the observable policy.
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To see this, consider anincumbentwho is running for an election.
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Our goal is not to question the importance of short-term economic performance judgements for voting for or against theincumbentin 1996.
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In settings where responsibility for policy making is most clear,incumbentpoliticians are held accountable for macroeconomic performances.
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When teachers in training are relying on researchers, it isincumbentthat they be provided with clear explanations.
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Recall that the logic behind this result is that retrospective, incumbency-oriented voters will punish incumbents for poor economic performances.
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Theincumbentoperator enjoyed monopoly rents and did not want to give up this special status.
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The history of its (non-existent) bishopric was then traced down to the supposed lastincumbentin the late eleventh century.
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More than others, they reward incumbents who preside over strong national economies and punish those who do not.
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This article shows that regime type determines the way and extent to which elections enable voters to reward or sanction incumbents.
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If so, theincumbentremains, and the challenger adapts another new platform.
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These risks consequently constrain the career choices of incumbents, including those with meaningful electoral capital.
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Furthermore, there are no term limits and parties are obliged to nominate incumbents desiring re-election regardless of their conduct in office.
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