The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INCUMBENT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1993.
One in office crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INCUMBENT | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: One in office
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ex cathedra
- ex officio
- prerogative
- dative
- resign
- move out
- shingle
- accede
- act
- address
- advance
- alley
Crossword Answer definitions
INCUMBENT noun- The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
- A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.
- Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.
- Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent.
- Prevalent, prevailing, predominant.
- Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.
- Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else.
- Being the current holder of an office or a title.
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