Also means
salient, prominent
Usage Note
Saliente most often describes a politician or official who is leaving a post, as in el presidente saliente ('the outgoing president'). In architecture and geology it means something that juts outward. The opposite, entrante, means 'incoming'.
Examples
"El ministro saliente dio un discurso breve."
Natural Translation
The outgoing minister gave a brief speech.
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