Vocabulary
Incumbent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
Urdu meaning
عہدہ دار، سرکاری ملازم، موجودہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Moreover, the incumbent US president is known to change positions overnight, so to formulate future policy on the basis of a few interactions would be unwise.
- Given the immense religious and cultural sensitivities surrounding blasphemy-related matters, it is incumbent upon the government to take this case seriously.
- Regardless then of whether you are the incumbent or the opposition, each crisis risks becoming a test of your own politicalvirility rather than strategic necessity.
- Not because the incumbent government has embarked on a path of serious reform that will break the country free from its continual dependence on the IMF.
- Civilian partners in the incumbent regime also gained an advantage.
Synonyms
binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsory, required, requisite
Curator example
“the government realized that it was incumbent on them to act”
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