incumbent
US: /ˌɪnˈkəmbənt/
UK: /ɪnkˈʌmbənt/
UK: /ɪnkˈʌmbənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
incumbent /in'kʌmbənt/
- danh từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) người giữ một chức vụ
- (tôn giáo) người giữ một thánh chức
- tính từ
- là phận sự của
- it's incumbent on you to warn them: phận sự của anh ta là phải báo cho họ biết trước
- ở phía trên, đè lên
- là phận sự của
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun
a person who has an official position: the present incumbent of the White House / 10 Downing Street
+ adjective
1 [only before noun] having an official position: the incumbent president
2 ~ upon / on sb (formal) necessary as part of sb's duties: It was incumbent on them to attend.
Thesaurus dictionary
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.
Concise English dictionary
incumbentsɪn'kʌmbənt
noun
+the official who holds an office
adj.
+lying or leaning on something else
+necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
+currently holding an office
