incumbencies

Current position terms

Incumbencies is the plural of incumbency, which refers to the holding of an office or position: During his incumbency as mayor, the city built three new parks.

The term often appears in political contexts, where incumbency carries advantages—name recognition, fundraising ability, and the power to deliver results.

Multiple incumbencies might describe successive terms or different offices held: Her incumbencies in local and state government prepared her for Congress.

tenure

office

Professional work location

post · stewardship · administration · service · employment · occupancy · stint · mandate · reign · watch

obligation

duty

Required moral task

charge · liability · accountability · onus · expectation · necessity · mandate · commitment · demands · compulsion

authority

power

Energy transfer rate

command · dominion · influence · sway · prerogative · purview · sovereignty · rule · leadership · clout

Opposites
political position status

incumbenciescandidacies

Pursuits of elected positions

candidatures · challenges · vacancies · challengers · campaigns

tenure duration

incumbenciesvacancies

Unfilled positions available

interregnums · departures · ousters · removals · resignations

Family

incumbent, encumbrance, incumbency, unencumbered, encumbrances, incumbents, disencumbered

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