be incumbent upon someone to do something
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be incumbent on 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 / (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… …
Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself … History of philosophy
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
MEDICINE AND LAW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Judicial Decision – A Value Determination the values of a jewish and democratic state in the image of god PHYSICIAN S DUTIES AND PATIENTS RIGHTS the physician and the judge … Encyclopedia of Judaism
