What is an incumbent?

Question

politically

Answer 1

The person currently holding an office that has been elected to fill that particular position.

Answer 2

An incumbent is a person who currently holds an office. We often hear that term thrown around when an election is on. The incumbent is the person who has the position, and the challenger is the opposition who is running for the seat the incumbent already has.

Answer 3

An incumbent is a person facing some kind of a contest, usually an election, to keep a job (typically public) that he already has.