: a person who holds a particular office or position. Voters will have the chance to see the incumbent and her opponent in a series of three debates. Incumbents often have an advantage in elections. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. incumbent /ÉªnËkÊmbÉnt/ adjective.incumbent. /ÉªnËkÊmbÉnt/. adjective. Learner's definition of INCUMBENT. always used before a noun formal. : holding an office or position. the incumbent president/mayor/senator.oters will have the chance to see the incumbent and her opponent in a series of three debates.
In other words, the Modern Synthesis is a theory about how evolution works at the level of genes, phenotypes, and populations whereas Darwinism was concerned mainly with organisms, speciation and individuals.
Synthesis is simply the idea of taking general pieces of information that are given to you and constructing something new from them. That 'something new' could be an essay, a book, a play, or simply an opinion. Synthesis is a very common thing for writers to do when writing an essay or a review of something like a book or film. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.