be incumbent on someone to do something
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be incumbent upon someone to do something — be incumbent on/upon/someone to do something formal phrase to be someone’s duty or responsibility to do something Thesaurus: to be someone s responsibilitysynonym Main entry: incumbent … Useful english dictionary
incumbent — I UK [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms incumbent : singular incumbent plural incumbents formal someone who has an official position the campaign to re elect the incumbent II UK [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] / US adjective formal holding an official… … English dictionary
incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ ın kʌmbənt ] noun count FORMAL someone who has an official position: the campaign to re elect the incumbent incumbent in|cum|bent 2 [ ın kʌmbənt ] adjective FORMAL holding an official position at the present time: the incumbent… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ınˈkʌmbənt] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of incumbere to lie down on ] someone who has been elected to an official position, especially in politics, and who is doing that job at the present time ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
incumbent — [[t]ɪnkʌ̱mbənt[/t]] incumbents 1) N COUNT An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time. [FORMAL] In general, incumbents have a 94 per cent chance of being re elected. ADJ: ADJ n Incumbent is also an adjective. ...the… … English dictionary
incumbent — 1 noun (C) formal 1 someone in an official position, especially a political one: Castillo was to be the new incumbent at the City Controller s office. 2 a priest who is in charge of a church 2 adjective formal 1 it is incumbent upon sb to do sth… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
incumbent — [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] noun [C] formal I someone who has an elected job at the present time II adj formal incumbent [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] holding an elected job at the present time • it is incumbent on sb to do sth formal it is someone s duty or responsibility to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
incumbent — /ɪnˈkʌmbənt / (say in kumbuhnt) adjective 1. resting on one; obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me. 2. lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent posture. 3. holding an office at a particular time: the incumbent member. –noun 4. the… …
incumbent — 1. adjective a) imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to ones office Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust. b) resting on something else If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed … Wiktionary
it is incumbent on sb to do sth — ► someone has a duty or responsibility to do something: » I think it is incumbent on us to provide a good environment for business, he said. Main Entry: ↑incumbent … Financial and business terms
