INCUMBENT


Meaning of INCUMBENT in English

adj. 1 obligatory, necessary, required, mandatory, compulsory, binding, demanding, commanding, prescribed As their father, you ought to feel it incumbent on you to talk to the children's teachers 2 office-holding The incumbent chairman is not responsible for his predecessor's mistakes

n. 3 office-holder, official, occupant As the incumbent, you have a better chance of being re-elected

Oxford thesaurus English vocab.      Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус.