incumbent president

collocation in English

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incumbent
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/us
/ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/
officially having the ...
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president
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/us
/ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/
(the title given to) the person who has the highest political position in a country that is a republic and who, in some of these countries, is the leader of ...
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The advantages of accommodation for the party in power seem to be particularly strong when its candidate is theincumbentpresident.
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In a contest where there were limited policy difference, the opposition attacked the personal attributes of theincumbentpresident, such as his competence and honesty.
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However, the party of theincumbentpresidentlost nearly 20 per cent of its vote compared to the previous election.
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Political realignments since the 1996 elections also favoured theincumbentpresidentand party.
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The end of each presidential period represented, a fierce struggle between theincumbentpresidentand other potential candidates for the presidency.
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Among our political influences, existing work suggests that the most important consideration is political concordance with theincumbentpresident.
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It was also accused of partiality towards theincumbentpresidentand party.
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In accordance with prior research on electoral timing,14 we additionally expect that support for the party of theincumbentpresidentwill tend to decline in interim or non-concurrent elections.
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Men and women citizens based their trait perceptions of theincumbentpresidentvery similarly on their defence attitudes, but men were somewhat more pro-defence in the first place.
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The election is illegitimate, because theincumbentpresidentcame to power as a result of a coup d'état.
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Finally, the new constitution included an article specifying that theincumbentpresidentand vice president would remain in office until 1943.
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This part of the inauguration does not take place where theincumbentpresidenthas been re-elected.
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He defeated theincumbentpresidentwith a 55% to 45% margin.
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The transfer of power marked the first time in decades that anincumbentpresidenthad peacefully surrendered power to an elected opposition victor.
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Indeed, theincumbentpresidentenjoyed bipartisan support and received the first vote of every elector.
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Tickets would normally bear a picture of theincumbentpresident, though some ticket designs have done away with this practice.
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Additional portraits along the west wall are chosen by anincumbentpresident.
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He was the firstincumbentpresidentto be re-nominated for an election for his party via a primary.
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This was also the last election in which anincumbentpresidentwas defeated in two elections in a row.
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