As the incumbent mayor, she faced the difficult task of balancing the city budget while campaigning for reelection.
作为现任市长，她面临着平衡城市预算同时竞选连任的艰巨任务。
Which choice best defines “incumbent”?
D — Currently holding office; obligatory.. “incumbent” means Currently holding office; obligatory..
Which word means “Currently holding office; obligatory.”?
C — incumbent. “incumbent” means Currently holding office; obligatory..
incumbent — Currently holding office; obligatory.. In Chinese: 现任的;在职者;义不容辞的.
incumbent is pronounced //ɪnˈkʌmbənt//.
As the incumbent mayor, she faced the difficult task of balancing the city budget while campaigning for reelection. (作为现任市长，她面临着平衡城市预算同时竞选连任的艰巨任务。)
current, sitting, obligatory — all close in meaning to incumbent (Currently holding office; obligatory.).
challenger, optional — each the opposite of incumbent (Currently holding office; obligatory.).
Yes. incumbent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
in + cumb(躺,如 recumbent) → 稳坐其位 → 现任的。