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- Dictionaryincumbency/ɪnˈkʌmbənsi/
noun
- 1. the holding of an office or the period during which one is held: "during his incumbency he established an epidemic warning system"
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INCUMBENCY definition: 1. the period during which someone has a particular official position: 2. the period during which…. Learn more.
The meaning of INCUMBENCY is the sphere of action or period of office of an incumbent. How to use incumbency in a sentence.
the period during which someone has a particular official position: incumbency (as) During her incumbency (as commissioner ), several changes were introduced. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Ruling & governing. administration. affairs of state. ascend the throne idiom. bipartisanship. government-sponsored. governmentally. governorate.
the quality or state of being incumbent. the position or term of an incumbent. something that is incumbent. a duty or obligation: my incumbencies as head of the organization. Archaic. an incumbent weight or mass. incumbency. / ɪnˈkʌmbənsɪ /.
Definitions of incumbency. noun. a duty that is incumbent upon you. see more. noun. the office of an incumbent. see more. noun. the term during which some position is held.
the quality or condition of being incumbent. 2. something incumbent, as a duty or obligation. 3. a. the holding and administering of a position; esp., the holding of a church benefice. b. tenure of office. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
incumbency. noun. /ɪnˈkʌmbənsi/. /ɪnˈkʌmbənsi/. [uncountable, countable] (plural incumbencies) (formal) an official position or the time during which somebody holds it. Perera has the advantage of incumbency and has had years to build his brand.
