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The incumbent is the current office holder, the "challanger' is the person running against the incumbent

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Opposite of incumbent?

opponent


What is the opposite of incumbent party?

The party who does not have a 'the' candidate in office, incumbent means that that parties candidate already holds the office.


What is the opposite of an incumbent in the physician world?

An incumbent is someone already in a position or job. The doctor that you go to see is the incumbent, as opposed to a doctor you have not been to before. A doctor applying for an open position at a clinic would be a candidate.


What is the singular possessive of incumbent?

The possessive form for the singular noun incumbent is incumbent's.


What does voting non-incumbent mean?

The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. To vote "non-incumbent" would mean to vote for the challenger to the incumbent's position.


Who is the incumbent prisident?

Barack Obama is the incumbent president.


Who is the incumbent for Democrats?

Barack Obama is the incumbent democratic president.


Which presidential candidate is the incumbent?

The incumbent in an election is the current office-holder. For the 2012 Presidential race, the incumbent is Barack Obama.


A person who holds a public office is called?

an incumbent


What president was eleceted twice the governor of Texas?

the incumbent (your mom) the incumbent (your mom)


What does incumbent mean?

An incumbent is an elected official who holds an office and is running for reelection.


What is incumbent vs challenger?

In politics, the incumbent is the person who holds the seat he/she is running for in order to keep it. The challenger is the person trying to win the seat that the incumbent has.