INCUMBENT
(noun, adj.sat, adj.)Definitions
Incumbent - as a noun
The official who holds an office
Incumbent - as an adjective satellite
Lying or leaning on something else
Example: "An incumbent geological formation"
Necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
Example: "It is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
Currently holding an office
Example: "The incumbent governor"
Incumbent - as an adjective
Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.
Example: "Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust."
Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent.
Prevalent, prevailing, predominant.
Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.
Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else.
Example: "The incumbent toe of a bird"
Being the current holder of an office or a title.
Example: "If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed by the governor."
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Word Game Points
INCUMBENT has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.
INCUMBENT has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 21.
INCUMBENT has a WORDFEUD points total of 18.
