Word: Incumbents
Source: "If freshman senators arrive as celebrities, it is usually because they are “dragon slayers,” having ousted big-name incumbents. "
-By KATE ZERNIKE and JEFF ZELENY
Published: March 9, 2008
The New York Times
Definition: Incumbent –adjective
1. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
My sentence: The incumbent supervisor waltzed around his new office unit, prepared to let everybody know his newly appointed position.
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Your sentence doesn't convey the meaning of this word. If the supervisor was an incumbent, he would have been reelected, not newly appointed, to the position.
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