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Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.
Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent.
(botany, geology) Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.
(zoology) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else.
Being the current holder of an office or a title.

The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
(business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.

Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust.
All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are incumbent on all Christians.
two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it
to move the incumbent load they try
the incumbent toe of a bird
If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed by the governor.
Mr Obama’s problems were partly structural. An incumbent must defend the realities and compromises of government, while a challenger is freer to promise the earth, details to follow. Mr Obama’s odd solution was to play both incumbent and challenger, jumping from a defence of his record to indignation at such ills as over-crowded classrooms and tax breaks for big oil companies.
American capitalism is becoming like its European cousin: established firms with the scale and scope to deal with a growing thicket of regulations are doing well, but new companies are withering on the vine or selling themselves to incumbents.
It is incumbent on you all to work hard and to succeed.
The incumbent officeholder has advantages due to his or her position of power.
The incumbent always has an avantage in an election.

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