Hilary Clinton is incombent because she is in ooffice
It is incumbent upon the government to deal with pressing environmental hazards. The social services agency enforces the care standards that are incumbent on foster parents. The challenger defeated the powerful incumbent to become the new governor.
The incumbent had considered the new candidate a political nonentity; therefore, the upset victory was a shock.
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Incumbents.
An incumbent is someone holding an official post in office. An example sentence would be: He will have to have the incumbent take a look.
President Barack Obama is an incumbent becsuse he is currently in office
John Smith, the presidential incumbent, had a great chance of being reelected.
The incumbent is demanding a recount.
It is incumbent upon the government to deal with pressing environmental hazards. The social services agency enforces the care standards that are incumbent on foster parents. The challenger defeated the powerful incumbent to become the new governor.
The possessive form for the singular noun incumbent is incumbent's.
The incumbent had considered the new candidate a political nonentity; therefore, the upset victory was a shock.
The incumbent is the current office holder, the "challanger' is the person running against the incumbent
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.
Barack Obama is the incumbent president.
Barack Obama is the incumbent democratic president.
The incumbent in an election is the current office-holder. For the 2012 Presidential race, the incumbent is Barack Obama.