Synonyms: incumbent, officeholder
Definition: the official who holds an office
Similar words: holder
Definition: a person who holds something
Usage: they held two hostages; he holds the trophy; she holds a United States passport
Similar words: official, functionary
Definition: a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Synonyms: incumbent
Definition: currently holding an office
Usage: the incumbent governor
Similar words: current
Definition: occurring in or belonging to the present time
Usage: current events; the current topic; current negotiations; current psychoanalytic theories; the ship's current position
Synonyms: incumbent
Definition: necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
Usage: it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts
Similar words: necessary
Definition: absolutely essential
Synonyms: incumbent
Definition: lying or leaning on something else
Usage: an incumbent geological formation
Similar words: superjacent
Definition: lying immediately above or on something else