"incumbency" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incumbency.wav Forms: incumbencies [plural]
Etymology: From incumbent + -cy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|incumbent|cy}} incumbent + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} incumbency (countable and uncountable, plural incumbencies)
  1. The state of being incumbent. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of being incumbent): Amt [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-incumbency-en-noun-cpfU~okH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 1 4 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 67 3 13 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 2 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 3 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 2 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 5 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 79 3 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 2 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 1 6 8 Disambiguation of 'state of being incumbent': 98 0 1 1
  2. An obligation or duty. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (obligation or duty): дълг (dǎlg) [masculine] (Bulgarian), задължение (zadǎlženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Pflicht [feminine] (German), Aufgabe [feminine] (German), Verpflichtung [feminine] (German), Obliegenheit [feminine] (German), обя́занность (objázannostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), долг (dolg) [masculine] (Russian), incumbencia [feminine] (Spanish), responsabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incumbency-en-noun-2Dyfq9V1 Disambiguation of 'obligation or duty': 1 98 0 1
  3. A tenure. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (tenure): Amtszeit [feminine] (German), Amt [neuter] (German), Pfründe [feminine] [religion, lifestyle] (German), пребыва́ние в до́лжности (prebyvánije v dólžnosti) [neuter] (Russian), cargo [masculine] (Spanish), mandato [masculine] (Spanish), beneficio [masculine] [religion, lifestyle] (Spanish), titularidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incumbency-en-noun-htqvFXxa Disambiguation of 'tenure': 1 1 93 6
  4. (figurative) Benefice, lucrative position or possession. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (benefice, lucrative position or possession): бенефиций (beneficij) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Pfründe [feminine] (German), бенефи́ций (benefícij) [masculine] (Russian), beneficio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incumbency-en-noun-bhwkcysq Disambiguation of 'benefice, lucrative position or possession': 1 0 2 97

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бенефи́ций"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "benefice, lucrative position or possession",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beneficio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "incumbency"
}

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