"incumbency" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "incumbency",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "incumbencies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "irrnoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Incumbency is the position or quality of being incumbent."
      ],
      "id": "simple-incumbency-en-noun-QwPT1bnq"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was a vote against the senator because people wanted a change after his long incumbency."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Incumbency is the length of time a person holds a position of authority."
      ],
      "id": "simple-incumbency-en-noun-iELBy5GT"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Incumbency is a duty or obligation that a society can expect of people."
      ],
      "id": "simple-incumbency-en-noun-VLdbyGRr"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/"
    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "incumbency"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "incumbency",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "incumbencies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "incumbencies"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "irrnoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Incumbency is the position or quality of being incumbent."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was a vote against the senator because people wanted a change after his long incumbency."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Incumbency is the length of time a person holds a position of authority."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Incumbency is a duty or obligation that a society can expect of people."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/"
    },
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "incumbency"
}