incumbent

nouns

the official who holds an office

adjectives

lying or leaning on something else
"an incumbent geological formation"
is similar to
lying immediately above or on something else
domain category
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
"it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
is similar to
absolutely essential
currently holding an office
"the incumbent governor"
is derived from
is derived from
is similar to
occurring in or belonging to the present time
"current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"