Have you ruled out an appointive office, such as Secretary of State?

You have once again shown that there is no appointive office in this land to which a person of wealth and privilege cannot aspire.

After all, the stadtholderate was an appointive office.

Having lost, he believes the campaign was an invaluable learning experience, perhaps for another elective or appointive office.

Incumbents holding appointive offices were in a state of dread.

Most defeated officials go quietly into law firms or appointive office.

In 1846, many appointive offices became elective ones.

Between 1865 and 1876, about two thousand blacks held elective and appointive offices in the South.

Willkie was the only major-party nominee for President who never held major elected or appointive office or high military rank.

Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments.