@prefix rdf: . @prefix dbnary-eng: . @prefix ontolex: . dbnary-eng:__ws_4_incumbency__Noun__1 rdf:type ontolex:LexicalSense . @prefix dbnary: . dbnary-eng:__ws_4_incumbency__Noun__1 dbnary:senseNumber "4" . @prefix skos: . dbnary-eng:__ws_4_incumbency__Noun__1 skos:example _:b6787448 , _:b6787446 , _:b6787447 ; skos:definition _:b6787445 . _:b6787445 rdf:value "(figurative) Benefice, lucrative position or possession."@en . _:b6787446 rdf:value "The early antitrust reformers warned that even beyond its effect on prices, economic power could buy influence in Congress. Monopolies don\u2019t just dominate their own industries, Justice Louis Brandeis said in 1933; they monopolize political power as well, which allows them to protect their incumbency and stifle competition in myriad ways."@en . @prefix dcterms: . _:b6787446 dcterms:bibliographicCitation "2016 October, Derek Thompson, \u201CAmerica\u2019s Monopoly Problem\u201D, in The Atlantic\u200E[1]:"@en . _:b6787447 rdf:value "ORR believes the two companies have incumbency advantages dating back to privatisation."@en ; dcterms:bibliographicCitation "2021 May 19, \u201CNetwork News: ORR: signalling market lacks sufficient competition\u201D, in RAIL, number 931, page 23:"@en . _:b6787448 rdf:value "They do so on behalf of the fossil fuel industry, animal farming, finance, construction firms, car manufacturers and airline companies, but also on behalf of something bigger than any of those interests: the power of incumbency."@en ; dcterms:bibliographicCitation "2022 July 18, George Monbiot, \u201CThis heatwave has eviscerated the idea that small changes can tackle extreme weather\u201D, in The Guardian\u200E[1]:"@en .