单词	incumbent
释义	incumbent1 nounincumbent2 adjective incumbentin‧cum‧bent1 /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ noun [countable] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINincumbent1 Origin: 1400-1500 Latin present participle of incumbere ‘to lie down on’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Steiner easily beat the incumbent to become governor. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An incumbent by definition is the status quo. He decided to dispense with the goodlooking, personable high-achiever destined to succeed and instead back the incumbent of this space. It was a role befitting a challenger debating the incumbent. Races for the U. S. Senate, on the other hand, favor incumbents. The incumbent is now off in hot pursuit of government funding for the much-enlarged interoperability lab, see above. The 50-year-old incumbent and the 72-year-old challenger appeared equally relaxed, forceful and well rehearsed. word sets WORD SETS► Officials accession, nounaccredited, adjectiveaide, nounambassador, nounapparatchik, nounarchduke, nounassemblyman, nounassemblywoman, nounattaché, nounbadge, nounborough council, nouncaliph, nounchamberlain, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounChancellor of the Exchequer, nounchieftain, nouncity fathers, nouncity planning, nouncivil servant, nounclerk, nounclerk of works, nounCllr, commissioner, nouncomptroller, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nounconsul, nounconsulate, nouncoroner, nouncouncillor, nouncouncilman, nouncouncilwoman, nouncourtier, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrowned head, nounCrown Prince, nounCrown Princess, nounCustoms and Excise, noun-cy, suffixczar, nounczarina, noundeputy, noundictator, noundignitary, noundiplomat, noundiplomatic, adjectivediplomatic corps, noundiplomatic immunity, noundispatch box, noundispensation, noun-dom, suffixdossier, noundrug czar, nounducal, adjectiveduchess, nounduchy, nounduke, noundukedom, nounelder statesman, nounembassy, nounemirate, nounemissary, nounemperor, nounempress, nounEurocrat, nounfigurehead, nounForeign Office, the, governor, nounGovernor-General, noungovernorship, noungubernatorial, adjectivehack, nounHome Secretary, nounimpeach, verbinaugurate, verbincumbency, nounincumbent, nounkhalif, nounkhan, nounlegate, nounlegation, nounlegislator, nounlocal council, nounlord, nounLord, nounmandarin, nounmarshal, nounmayor, nounmayoralty, nounmayoress, nounmember, nounMember of Parliament, nounMEP, nounMI5, nounMI6, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveminister of state, nounmission, nounmole, nounmonarch, nounmonitor, nounmotorcade, nounMP, nounNo. 10, occupy, verb-ocrat, suffixoffice, nounoffice holder, nounofficer, nounofficial, nounofficial, adjectiveofficialdom, nounofficialese, nounoverlord, nounpalace, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepatrician, adjectivePharaoh, nounplenipotentiary, nounPM, nounpost, verbposting, nounpotentate, nounPPS, nounprefect, nounpremier, nounpres., presidency, nounpresident, nounpresident-elect, nounpresidential, adjectivepress secretary, nounpretender, nounPrime Minister, nounprince, nounprince consort, nounprincess, nounproconsul, nounproconsulate, nounProvost, nounpublic servant, nounquango, nounqueen, nounqueenly, adjectiveQueen Mother, nounrajah, nounred tape, nounreeve, nounreign, nounreign, verbreshuffle, nounroyal, adjectiveroyal, nounroyalty, nounruler, nounsecretary, nounsenator, nounShah, nounsheriff, nounshogun, nounsovereign, nounsoviet, nounstatesman, nounsuccession, nounsultan, nounsultana, nountechnocrat, nountown clerk, nountown council, nountribune, nountriumvirate, nountroika, nountsar, nountsarina, nountzar, nountzarina, nounundersecretary, nounvice-president, nounviceroy, nounvizier, nounVP, nounwalkabout, nounwatchdog, nounwhip, nounWhite House, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► current · Mrs McBride and the current incumbent were expected to work out a mutually agreed arrangement of hours and duties.· In partial deference to that pOtential backlash, current incumbents did not actively seek committee endorsement. ► democratic · This time, Clinton ran unopposed, the first Democratic incumbent to do so since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.· He is the first elected Democratic incumbent since Franklin Roosevelt to go unchallenged in his own party. ► present · For one thing, Erik Quistgaard, the present incumbent, does not want to go.· The present more orthodox incumbent was a tough man as well as an Augustine; accustomed to risky assignments in Cairo.· The role is narrowly conceived by the present incumbent.· Those who replace them may, with a change of regime, be bolder than present incumbents in criticising the chairman. ► republican · Morales faces Republican incumbent U. S. Sen.· Steve Horn, the Republican incumbent. someone who has been elected to an official position, especially in politics, and who is doing that job at the present time:  In the June elections, Morris easily defeated the incumbent, Tom Smith. incumbent1 nounincumbent2 adjective incumbentincumbent2 adjective formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bhattarai, the incumbent Prime Minister, had lost his seat in the election. Carter suffered the worse electoral defeat of any incumbent President ever, including Herbert Hoover in 1932. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat J. Bennett Johnston who polled 54 percent. In addition, incumbent firms have actively carried out strategic moves. Mitchell was to face Republican incumbent Carroll Campbell. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► government · Efficiency is the principle that voters ought to be able to assess the responsibility of and exercise control over the incumbent government.· Labour would then benefit from the extra coverage given to the incumbent government.· In all election campaigns, incumbent governments are going to be given a harder time than the Opposition. ► president · At the same time, as the incumbent President, he is also answerable for the state of the nation.· Like Clinton 12 years later, he possessed in volume what the incumbent president, Jimmy Carter, lacked.· The incumbent President, Alan García Pérez, was barred by electoral law from seeking re-election.· An election campaign between an incumbent president and a Senate majority leader is bound to be fought out in legislative jousting.· Carter suffered the worse electoral defeat of any incumbent President ever, including Herbert Hoover in 1932.· Never in this century has the fight for the presidency pitted a congressional monarch against an incumbent president. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► it is incumbent upon/on somebody to do something► the incumbent president/priest/government etc At the same time, as the incumbent President, he is also answerable for the state of the nation. Efficiency is the principle that voters ought to be able to assess the responsibility of and exercise control over the incumbent government. Labour would then benefit from the extra coverage given to the incumbent government. Like Clinton 12 years later, he possessed in volume what the incumbent president, Jimmy Carter, lacked. 1it is incumbent upon/on somebody to do something if it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it:  It is incumbent upon parents to control what their children watch on TV.2the incumbent president/priest/government etc the president etc at the present time
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