Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#2 of the day: INCUMBENCY Talking of Thursdays polls, Mr Patil says he is aware of the anti-incumbency feeling among people, but for his industry, a BJP- led government will offer little respite. [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: May 3, 2014)]. Incumbency is a noun which means the period during which someone has a particular official position. The word refers to a duty or obligation which is assigned during an official position. In the given context, the word is used in negative sense as anti-incumbency, where anti- means one that is opposed. An example to illustrate the meaning of the word- During his incumbency he established an epidemic warning system. Synonyms are burden, charge, duty, responsibility, devoir, tenure. Antonyms include discharge, ease, relief, release, exemption. Interested in CLs products, to know more check here: bit.ly/1mtyHYR
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 09:30:01 +0000
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