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office vs incumbency

incumbency vs office

office and incumbency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
office Yes No No No
incumbency Yes No No No
As nouns, incumbency is a hyponym of office; that is, incumbency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than office:
  • office: a job in an organization
  • incumbency: the office of an incumbent
Other hyponyms of office include academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, episcopate, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalate, cardinalship, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, fatherhood, fatherhood, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, chair, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood.
office (noun) incumbency (noun)
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities the office of an incumbent
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group a duty that is incumbent upon you
a job in an organization the term during which some position is held
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
professional or clerical workers in an office
an administrative unit of government
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
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