The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent
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∙ 9y agoAn incumbent president is a president who is currently in office. The incumbent US president right now is Barrack Hussein Obama, who was first elected in 2008 and his second term started in 2012.
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∙ 11y agoThe incumbent is the politician currently in office.
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∙ 11y agoAn incumbent is a current office holder seeking re-election.
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∙ 13y agoThey are a candidate for re-election to an office that they already have. Obama will be running for President as the incumbent in the next Presidential Election.
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∙ 10y agoAn incumbent is a political term referring to the current office holder. The term is used during campaigns to distinguish the current holder from the new candidate.
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∙ 7y agoOne definition is an incumbent is someone currently holding an official office.
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∙ 13y agothe current officeholder
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∙ 11y agoThe elected official currently in office.
an incumbent
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.
an incumbent
Incumbent- The person holding a particular political office. Generally, an incumbent seeking reelection has a better chance of winning than those challenging the incumbent do. Incumbent- The person holding a particular political office. Generally, an incumbent seeking reelection has a better chance of winning than those challenging the incumbent do.
An incumbent is one who currently holds a political position and is running for that position again. One advantage an incumbent has is name recognition. The voting public has heard their name before as well as they know more about how they have sided on issues in the past increasing the chances of reelection.
The possessive form for the singular noun incumbent is incumbent's.
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.
The incumbent in an election is the current office-holder. For the 2012 Presidential race, the incumbent is Barack Obama.
Barack Obama is the incumbent democratic president.
an incumbent
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.
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An incumbent is an elected official who holds an office and is running for reelection.
A holder of an office is called the incumbent. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent.
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.