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| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] incumbent-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie. While encumber is derived from the [[root]] cumber, most appropriately defined: To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders [[freedom]] of [[motion]] or [[action]]; to burden, load. |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice | *1: the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice | ||
*2: one that occupies a particular position or place | *2: one that occupies a particular position or place | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''incumbent''', in [[politics]], is the existing 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(s). For example, in the [ | + | The '''incumbent''', in [[politics]], is the existing 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(s). For example, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election 2004 United States presidential election], George W. Bush was the incumbent, because he was the president in the current term while the [[election]] sought to determine the president for the following term. In open-seat races (that is, where no incumbent is running), the phrase "incumbent" is sometimes used to refer to the nominee of the party currently holding the office.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent] |
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[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:27, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin incumbent-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie. While encumber is derived from the root cumber, most appropriately defined: To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders freedom of motion or action; to burden, load.
Definitions
- 1: the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
- 2: one that occupies a particular position or place
Description
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing 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(s). For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W. Bush was the incumbent, because he was the president in the current term while the election sought to determine the president for the following term. In open-seat races (that is, where no incumbent is running), the phrase "incumbent" is sometimes used to refer to the nominee of the party currently holding the office.[1]