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incumbency

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of incumbency

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

Synonyms of incumbency

burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do [archaic], duty, imperative, need, obligation, office, responsibility

Words Related to incumbency

oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word

arrangement, prearrangement, setup

compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust

debt, payment, tribute

compulsion, constraint, restraint

must, requirement

coercion, duress, force

appointment, engagement, reservation

Near Antonyms of incumbency

grace, postponement, stay

discharge, ease, exemption, release, relief, waiver

alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, selection

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