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Definition of: incumbency
(in·kum′bən·sē) noun plural ·cies
1. The state of holding an office or discharging its duties or functions.
2. The period during which an office is held.
3. The state of being incumbent, or that which is incumbent, as a mental or physical burden.
4. Rare An obligation.
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