In the past five days, I have spent NO LESS than 10 hours with AT&T, just trying to get a better rate and a new phone. It culminated in a (almost) four hour visit to the AT&T store in Georgetown. I have a new phone, a new cell plan, a more expensive monthly fee, and a new iPhone 11Pro Max that I cannot make a telephone call on. That is all supposed to be corrected tomorrow. We'll just see about that. Anywho...it was (otherwise) another successful day. Life is good in me-ville, and I am the luckiest man in the world.Incumbent -- Noun. 1. the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice. 2. one that occupies a particular position or place. The two candidates for the mayoral seat each met with the incumbent, who would be leaving his position when his term ended in January.
Did You Know? When incumbent was first used in English in the 15th century, it referred to someone who occupied a benefice-a paid position in a church. This was often a lifetime appointment; the person could only be forced to leave the office in the case of certain specific legal conflicts. In the mid-17th century, incumbent came to refer to anyone holding any office, including elected positions. These days, in the American political system, incumbent generally refers to someone who is the current holder of a position during an election to fill that position. Incumbent came to English through Anglo-French and derives from the Latin incumbere, meaning "to lie down on."
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