non-incumbent
adjective[before noun]
(alsononincumbent)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/notofficiallyhaving thenamedpositionnow, or at aparticulartimethat is being referred to:
A non-incumbentpresidentialcandidateis often at adisadvantage.
Compared to non-incumbentteams,incumbentcampaignteamsarebetteratpredictingvoteshareand thefinaloutcome.
- Ifvoterspaylittleattentiontopersonalities, anincumbentcandidateshould onaveragefarenodifferentlyfrom a nonincumbent one.
- Thecandidateis a non-incumbentmarketingexecutivewho islistedin seventhpositionon theballotpaper.
Types of employment
- admin
- administrative
- administrative assistant
- administratively
- at the coalfaceidiom
- jobless
- joblessness
- jobseeker
- labour-intensive
- lackey
- qualified
- recertify
- redundancy
- redundant
- retcon
- well qualified
- WFH
- white-collar
- who's whoidiom
- wilderness yearsidiom
non-incumbent
noun[C]
(alsononincumbent)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/someone who does not have aparticularofficialpositionnow, or at aparticulartimethat is being referred to:
Non-incumbents havetraditionallybeen moresuccessfulthanincumbentsin theelection.
She was the first womanelectedto thepostas a non-incumbent.
- Thebiggestproblemfor any nonincumbent isbuildingaprofilequickly.
- 215 out of 295legislatorselectedwere non-incumbents.
- Anyone who iselectedtoCongressthreetimesas a nonincumbent is aprettyspecialnonincumbent.
Employees & colleagues
- anti-incumbent
- appointee
- career woman
- claque
- co-worker
- hire
- incumbent
- lifer
- mate
- new blood
- new broom
- nominee
- non-employee
- operative
- payroll
- self-starter
- skip-level
- staff
- staffer
- teleworker