Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Currently in power / incumbent: Refers to a person, group, or authority that currently holds official power, office, or governing responsibility.
   • Reigning / present: Describes the existing, active holders of authority at a given time.

2. Noun:

   • The authorities / the incumbent powers: Used collectively to refer to the people or bodies currently holding governmental or institutional power.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Tổng thống đương quyền sẽ có bài phát biểu quan trọng. (The incumbent president will give an important speech.)
  • Chính phủ đương quyền đã thông qua luật mới. (The current government has passed a new law.)

• Noun:

  • Nhà đương quyền đang nỗ lực kiểm soát lạm phát. (The authorities are trying to control inflation.)
  • Các đề xuất phải được sự chấp thuận của nhà đương quyền. (The proposals require approval from the incumbent powers.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a formal, administrative, or political tone and is commonly used in news, legal, and official contexts to distinguish present office-holders from previous or future ones.

Variants and Related Words

• Chính quyền đương nhiệm (n): The incumbent administration.
  • Chính quyền đương nhiệm chịu trách nhiệm về sự cố. (The incumbent administration is responsible for the incident.)

Synonyms

• Incumbent: Currently holding an office or position.
• Reigning: Currently exercising power (often used for monarchs).
• Present: Existing or in operation now (in the context of authority).

Related Idioms

• While "đương quyền" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is a key component in formal phrases describing the structure of power, such as "nhà cầm quyền đương thời" (the ruling powers of the time).