INCUMBENCY

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Derivation:

incumbent (currently holding an office)

Sense 2

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)

Sense 3

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)

Derivation:

incumbent (currently holding an office)