as in officeholder
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forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
it is incumbent upon you to attend every staff meeting
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Recent Examples of incumbent
Steve Harrison, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
Here what the board’s incumbents are saying about a few of these topics and their vision moving forward.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Well, Joe Biden was the incumbent president at the time.
—NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
After two recounts in the swing state, Griffin is trailing Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs by a miniscule 734 votes out of more than 5.5 million ballots cast.
—Steve Harrison, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
Here what the board’s incumbents are saying about a few of these topics and their vision moving forward.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
In Ohio, Republicans spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars ahead of the election to attack the incumbent Democratic senator Sherrod Brown, according to a report from the data-tracking firm AdImpact.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Well, Joe Biden was the incumbent president at the time.
—NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbent
Noun
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The recall allowed citizens to quickly remove an officeholder and vote in a replacement at the same time.—
Susan Shelley,
Orange County Register,
14 Jan. 2025
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The popular vote elects every officeholder except the president.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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That’s because voting is compulsory in Australia, with the threat of a fine for noncompliance, and turnout typically exceeds 90 percent.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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Gómez downplays the punitive aspect of it, and her subjects self-critically discuss the compulsory manual labor in positive terms.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bringing in an independent arbitrator to review both sides’ arguments typically occurs when contract discussions are stalled or there is a stalemate and is a required step before the union can go on strike.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Nvidia is still working on the certification process for Samsung Electronics Co.’s high-bandwidth memory chips, a final required step before the Korean company can begin supplying a component essential to training AI platforms.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The licenses came with rules that providers called onerous and unethical, including mandatory pelvic exams for women.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2025
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Texas law calls for a mandatory 21-day waiting period after a school superintendent finalist is named before the board can take action to hire the superintendent.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The forecasts can seem effortless, but behind the scenes, a vast network of satellites, airplanes, radar, computer models and weather analysts are providing access to the latest data – and warnings when necessary.—
Christine Wiedinmyer,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hegseth's memo directs the Army to inform the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the timeline and necessary resources for the implementation of the change.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Incumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incumbent. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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