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| incumbents definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | those already holding office. in congressional elections, incumbents usually win. | 11 sets | |
| 2 | official duties | 10 sets | |
| 3 | those already holding office. | 7 sets | |
| 4 | members already in office | 5 sets | |
| 5 | occupiers of a job or position | 5 sets | |
| 6 | a member currently in office who is running for reelection. | 4 sets | |
| 7 | official duties | 2 sets | |
| 8 | occupiers of a job or position. the incumbent do their job well. | 2 sets | |
| 9 | pacs contribute predominantly to ___ because they are likely to win reelection | 2 sets | |
| 10 | those members already in office | 2 sets | |
| 11 | current officeholder (vocabulary term) | 1 set | |
| 12 | the candidate who previously held the position they are running for in the current election. | 1 set | |
| 13 | individuals who currently hold public office | 1 set | |
| 14 | people who already hold office | 1 set | |
| 15 | the current holders of elected office | 1 set | |
| 16 | those elected officials who are running for new terms in office | 1 set | |
| 17 | those elected officials who are running for new terms of office. | 1 set | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | those already holding office. the usually win congressional elections | 1 set | |
| 20 | an official currently holding office | 1 set | |
| 21 | is the holder of a political office | 1 set | |
| 22 | those already holding office. in congressional elections | 1 set | |
| 23 | individuals who currently hold public office. | 1 set | |
| 24 | the holder of a political office | 1 set | |
| 25 | current or existing officeholders | 1 set | |
| 26 | those members already in office, won reelection | 1 set | |
| 27 | those already holding office. in congressional elections, incumbents usually win | 1 set | |
| 28 | those already holding office. in congressional office incumbents usually win | 1 set | |
| 29 | elected official already in office | 1 set | |
| 30 | congress members already holding office. in congressional elections, they usually win because people already know their policies. | 1 set | |
| 31 | elected official that is already in office | 1 set | |
| 32 | i am an incumbent of jc penney. | 1 set | |
| 33 | my fellow incumbents are getting sick of our working conditions. | 1 set | |
| 34 | occupiers of a job or position (n) "bush is the incumbent president." | 1 set | |
| 35 | of the ten congressional seats in our state, only one was won by a new member; all the other winners were _____. | 1 set | |
| 36 | those already holding office. in congressional elections incumbents usually win. | 1 set | |
| 37 | the current holders of elected office. | 1 set | |
| 38 | congress members already in office | 1 set | |
| 39 | those already holding office | 1 set | |
| 40 | member already in office running for re-election | 1 set | |