INCUMBENCY
Dictionary entry overview: What does incumbency mean?
• INCUMBENCY (noun)
The noun INCUMBENCY has 3 senses:
1. the term during which some position is held
2. a duty that is incumbent upon you
3. the office of an incumbent
Familiarity information: INCUMBENCY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INCUMBENCY (noun)
Meaning:
The term during which some position is held
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
incumbency; tenure; term of office
Hypernyms ("incumbency" is a kind of...):
term (a limited period of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incumbency"):
administration; presidency; presidential term (the tenure of a president)
vice-presidency; vice-presidential term (the tenure of a vice president)
episcopate (the term of office of a bishop)
Meaning:
A duty that is incumbent upon you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("incumbency" is a kind of...):
duty; obligation; responsibility (the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force)
Meaning:
The office of an incumbent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("incumbency" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
