incumbency

  • 11incumbency — noun (plural cies) Date: circa 1608 1. something that is incumbent ; duty 2. the quality or state of being incumbent 3. the sphere of action or period of office of an incumbent …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12incumbency — /in kum beuhn see/, n., pl. incumbencies for 2 5. 1. the quality or state of being incumbent. 2. the position or term of an incumbent. 3. something that is incumbent. 4. a duty or obligation: my incumbencies as head of the organization. 5.… …

    Universalium

  • 13incumbency — noun The state of being incumbent …

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  • 14incumbency — Synonyms and related words: accountability, accountableness, advowson, amenability, answerability, answerableness, appointment, bale, benefice, berth, billet, burden, burdening, burthen, care of souls, cargo, charge, charging, cumber, cumbrance,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15incumbency — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The holding of something, such as a position: occupancy, occupation, tenure. See PLACE …

    English dictionary for students

  • 16incumbency — in|cum|ben|cy [ınˈkʌmbənsi] n plural incumbencies [C usually singular, U] formal the state of holding an official position, especially in politics, or the time when someone holds an official position …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17incumbency — in|cum|ben|cy [ ın kʌmbənsi ] noun count FORMAL an official position a. count or uncount the fact of having an official position, or the time during which someone has it …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18incumbency — in·cum·ben·cy || ɪn kÊŒmbÉ™nsɪ n. quality of being incumbent; office or position of an incumbent; something which is incumbent …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 19incumbency — noun (plural incumbencies) the period during which an office is held …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20incumbency — noun (C) formal the period of time during which someone is an incumbent …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English