Incumbent
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Incumbent
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Meaning of Incumbent
A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office; one who is legally authorized to discharge duties of an office.
Incumbent Alternative Definition
Prom the verb incumbo, that is, to be diligently resident; and when it is written encumbent, it is falsely written. Co. Litt. 119b. See Termes de la Ley. One who is in possession of an office and is legally authorized to discharge the duties of that office; as, the present incumbent. 11 Ohio 50. In Ecclesiastical Law. A clerk resident on his benefice with cure. He is so called because he does, or ought to, bend the whole of his studies to his duties.
Synonyms of Incumbent
noun
bureaucrat
commissioner
dignitary
functionary
holder of an office
job holder
minister
occupant of an office
officebearer
officeholder
officer
official
person in authority
Associated Concepts: de facto incumbent
incumbent officer
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Meaning of Incumbent in Political Science
A very basic notion of Incumbent related to the United States'election law is provided here: A person who holds an office
Meaning of Incumbent in the Past
A clerk resident on his benefice with cure; he is so called because he does or ought to, bend the whole of his studies to his duties. In common parlance, it signifies one who is in the possession of an office, as, the present incumbent. [1]
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Notes and References
Partialy, this information about incumbent is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including incumbent.