INCUMBENCY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

incumbency

noun

in-ˈkəm-bən(t)-sē

as in obligation

something one must do because of prior agreement few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end

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Recent Examples of incumbency Anyone and everyone with a desire to be chosen to serve as senator (which comes with a huge, unearned incumbency advantage in the next election cycle) will feel pressure to play along. —

Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026 Term limits used to be a hot issue as a means to solve the problems that accompany incumbency. —

Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026 Call it the power of incumbency, but for a whole different office. —

Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026 In every presidential election since 2006, Chileans have voted out the incumbency to swing to the opposing side of the political spectrum. —

Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incumbency

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Noun

The obligation was imposed within the tenets of the European Union’s 2018 Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) under which streamers must ensure that at least 30% of their content offering is European in origin.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The 2012 nationalization of Argentina's largest energy company, further damaged Argentina’s international standing by reinforcing its history of abandoning its global financial obligations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026