incumbency
gb/ɪŋkˈʌmbənsi/ us/ɪŋkˈʌmbənsi/
C1
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Nom
formal
C1
state
1
holding an official position
the time when someone holds an official job, especially an elected political job
Schéma d’usage :
[someone's] incumbency; during [someone's] incumbency; incumbency as [role]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse incumbency with incumbent: an incumbent is the person who currently holds the position.
Synonymes
tenure (more general; can refer to holding any job, position, or right)
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term of office (emphasizes the fixed official period served)
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time in office (more common and less formal)
Antonymes
opposition (in politics, refers to those not holding government office)
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out-of-office status (describes not currently holding the position)
Collocations
during his incumbency
|during her incumbency
|presidential incumbency
|mayoral incumbency
|period of incumbency
|term of incumbency
|long incumbency
|first incumbency
|remain in incumbency
|incumbency as president
Thèmes
politics
|government
|work
Exemples
- During her incumbency as mayor, the city expanded its bus network.
- The party's years of incumbency ended with a narrow election defeat.
- His incumbency was marked by tax cuts and repeated conflicts with parliament.
Exemples pédagogiques
- During his incumbency, he changed many laws.
- Her incumbency as president lasted four years.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
incumbency
API
GB/ɪŋkˈʌmbənsi/
US/ɪŋkˈʌmbənsi/
Syllabes et accentuation
in - cum - bency (3 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cum)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: incumbency
- Plural: incumbencies
Expressions
incumbency advantage
1/ɪŋkˈʌmbənsi ædvˈæntɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
advantage of holding office
the extra help a politician gets in an election because they already hold the job
Exemples
- The senator enjoyed a strong incumbency advantage and won reelection easily.
- Name recognition is one reason the incumbency advantage can be so powerful.
- Campaign finance rules may reduce, but rarely eliminate, the incumbency advantage.
incumbency effect
1/ɪŋkˈʌmbənsi ɪfˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
technical
measurable effect of holding office
the effect that already being in office has on a politician's chance of winning an election
Exemples
- The study found a smaller incumbency effect in local elections than expected.
- Analysts tried to separate the incumbency effect from the party's overall popularity.
- Redistricting can make the incumbency effect harder to measure.
power of incumbency
1/pˈaʊɚ əv ɪŋkˈʌmbənsi/
fixed phrase
influence from current office
the power or influence someone has because they already hold an official position
Exemples
- The president used the power of incumbency to dominate the news cycle.
- Opposition candidates argued that the ruling party was abusing the power of incumbency.
- The power of incumbency gave him access to donors and constant media coverage.