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incumbent
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from stem incumbent-, of Medieval Latin incumb?ns (“holder of a church position”), from Latin present participle of incumb? (“I lie down upon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?k?mb?nt/
Adjective
incumbent (comparative more incumbent, superlative most incumbent)
- Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.
- December 22 1678, Thomas Sprat, A Sermon Preached before the King at White-Hall
- all men truly Zelous , will […] endeavor to perform the first kind of good Works alwaies; those, I mean, that are incumbent on all Christians
- December 22 1678, Thomas Sprat, A Sermon Preached before the King at White-Hall
- Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent.
- 1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture
- two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it
- to move the incumbent load they try
- 1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture
- Prevalent, prevailing, predominant.
- (botany, geology) Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Gray to this entry?)
- (zoology) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else.
- Being the current holder of an office or a title.
Derived terms
- incumbency
Translations
Noun
incumbent (plural incumbents)
- The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
- 2012, The Economist, October 6, 2012 issue, The first presidential debate: Back in the centre, back in the game
- Mr Obama’s problems were partly structural. An incumbent must defend the realities and compromises of government, while a challenger is freer to promise the earth, details to follow. Mr Obama’s odd solution was to play both incumbent and challenger, jumping from a defence of his record to indignation at such ills as over-crowded classrooms and tax breaks for big oil companies.
- 2012, The Economist, October 6, 2012 issue, The first presidential debate: Back in the centre, back in the game
- (business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.
- 2012, The Economist, September 29 2012 issue, Schumpeter: Fixing the capitalist machine
- American capitalism is becoming like its European cousin: established firms with the scale and scope to deal with a growing thicket of regulations are doing well, but new companies are withering on the vine or selling themselves to incumbents.
- 2012, The Economist, September 29 2012 issue, Schumpeter: Fixing the capitalist machine
Translations
See also
- incumbent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Verb
incumbent
- third-person plural future active indicative of incumb?
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officer
English
Etymology
From Middle English officer, from Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Old French officer, Late Latin officiarius (“official”), from Latin officium (“office”) + -?rius (“-er”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??f?s?/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /??f?s?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??f?s?/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /??f?s?/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /??f?s?/
- (dialectal, informal) IPA(key): /??fs?/
- Hyphenation: of?fi?cer
Noun
officer (plural officers)
- One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
- A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
- One who holds a public office.
- An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
- (colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
Derived terms
- non-commissioned officer
- officerly
- patrol officer
- police officer
Related terms
- office
- official
- officiate
Descendants
- ? Central Dusun: upisor
- ? Punjabi: ????? (afasar)
- ? Swahili: afisa
Translations
Verb
officer (third-person singular simple present officers, present participle officering, simple past and past participle officered)
- (transitive) To supply with officers.
- (transitive) To command like an officer.
Synonyms
- direct
- conduct
- manage
Related terms
- CO
- NCO
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
- officere, officeer, offyseer, offycer, offycere, offiser, officeere, officiare, offecer, oficer, officier
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Latin offici?rius; equivalent to office +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fi??s??r/, /?fi?s??r/, /??fi?s?r/, /??fis?r/
Noun
officer (plural officers)
- A hireling or subordinate; one employed to serve, especially at an estate.
- An official or officeholder; the holder of a prominent office or position.
- A municipal, local or societal official or officeholder.
- A religious or ecclesiastical official or officeholder.
- (religion) A deputy or subordinate of the forces of good or evil.
- (rare) One who supervises or organises jousting.
- (rare) A member or leader of a military force.
Descendants
- English: officer
- Scots: offisher
References
- “off??c??r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.
Old French
Alternative forms
- officier
Noun
officer m (oblique plural officers, nominative singular officers, nominative plural officer)
- officer
References
- officer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Swedish
Etymology
From French
Pronunciation
Noun
officer c
- officer, a military person of fänrik grade or higher
- (archaic) ämbetsman, tjänsteman; one who holds a public office
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