Concept information
Preferred term
incumbency
Definition
- Incumbency refers to the status of a current officeholder. Although the term is commonly used to identify an officeholder running for re-election, this is not considered to be a necessary condition to fit the definition. [Source: Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions; Incumbency]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/incumbency
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