incumbent
adjective
holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently.
anti-incumbent
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a word derived from
incumbent.
Example Sentences
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This pivot is fueled by anti-incumbent sentiment after years of sluggish economic growth and, for some countries, a surge in transnational organized crime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“It was a frustrated, anti-incumbent electorate, and she weathered that storm,” Guerra said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
It was not born of a street movement, nor did it emerge into a moment of anti-incumbent fury.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Yet soon he will be just another incumbent, in an anti-incumbent world.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025
Jeffries told MSNBC: “We can’t be hysterical in our assessment that this was some anti-incumbent wave.”
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2024
