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| incumbents definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | official duties | 10 sets | |
| 2 | those already holding office. in congressional elections, incumbents usually win. | 9 sets | |
| 3 | those already holding office. | 7 sets | |
| 4 | occupiers of a job or position | 5 sets | |
| 5 | members already in office | 4 sets | |
| 6 | a member currently in office who is running for reelection. | 4 sets | |
| 7 | those members already in office | 2 sets | |
| 8 | official duties | 2 sets | |
| 9 | occupiers of a job or position. the incumbent do their job well. | 2 sets | |
| 10 | those elected officials who are running for new terms in office | 1 set | |
| 11 | the current holders of elected office | 1 set | |
| 12 | generally receive more exposure on television and in newspapers than those challenging them with greater media exposure and substantial influence over public policy, incumbents are also able to raise more money with which to campaign. in 2002, 398 house members ran for reelection, and only 16 were defeated, while a mere three out of 26 senators running for reelection lost. the reelection rate is 88 percent for the senate and 96 percent for the house | 1 set | |
| 13 | people who already hold office | 1 set | |
| 14 | the candidate who previously held the position they are running for in the current election. | 1 set | |
| 15 | these candidates win re-election to the house 80-90% of the time. | 1 set | |
| 16 | current officeholder (vocabulary term) | 1 set | |
| 17 | elected official already in office | 1 set | |
| 18 | those already holding office. in congressional office incumbents usually win | 1 set | |
| 19 | current or existing officeholders | 1 set | |
| 20 | the holder of a political office | 1 set | |
| 21 | an official currently holding office | 1 set | |
| 22 | those already holding office. in congressional elections, incumbents usually win | 1 set | |
| 23 | those already holding office. the usually win congressional elections | 1 set | |
| 24 | those elected officials who are running for new terms of office. | 1 set | |
| 25 | those already holding office. in congressional elections, incumbents always win. | 1 set | |
| 26 | those members already in office, won reelection | 1 set | |
| 27 | individuals who currently hold public office | 1 set | |
| 28 | current officeholder | 1 set | |
| 29 | of the ten congressional seats in our state, only one was won by a new member; all the other winners were _____. | 1 set | |
| 30 | elected official that is already in office | 1 set | |
| 31 | i am an incumbent of jc penney. | 1 set | |
| 32 | my fellow incumbents are getting sick of our working conditions. | 1 set | |
| 33 | those already holding office. in congressional elections incumbents usually win. | 1 set | |
| 34 | member already in office running for re-election | 1 set | |
| 35 | the current holders of elected office. | 1 set | |
| 36 | congress members already in office | 1 set | |
| 37 | those already holding office | 1 set | |
| 38 | occupiers of a job or position (n) "bush is the incumbent president." | 1 set | |
| 39 | incumbents are technically at a decided advantage in elections. | 1 set | |
| 40 | occupiers of a job or position. the incumbent gorge bush is about to leave office. | 1 set | |