Vocabulary
Incumbent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
Urdu meaning
عہدہ دار، سرکاری ملازم، موجودہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The first game-changing assassination was of Saudi Arabia`s King Faisal in 1975 by his nephew who in turn was beheaded by the new incumbent, King Khalid.
Dawn Editorials —
When the Bolsheviks said `nyet`
— 2026-04-14
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Although the 26th Constitutional Amendment allows an incumbent to continue until a successor is appointed, this provision was ostensibly aimed at preventing disruption in the ECP`s important functions, not justify prolonged inaction.
Dawn Editorials —
Delayed appointment
— 2026-02-23
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Even the incumbent attorney general has acknowledged medical care to a prisoner is the state`s responsibility.
Dawn Editorials —
Delayed treatment
— 2026-02-14
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SERIOUS global challenges and their likely impact on Pakistan`s fragile economy make it incumbent on this country to initiate a process of national reconciliation.
Dawn Editorials —
Ending the war within
— 2025-12-21
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He knew that with the incumbent prime minister, he would be hard-pressed to get yet another extension because of the Faiz factor.
Dawn Editorials —
The man who would be king
— 2025-12-14
Synonyms
binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsory, required, requisite
Curator example
“the government realized that it was incumbent on them to act”
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