The Chinese pretty much invented civil service examinations for those who wanted to hold offices in the government. This was to ascertain that officeholders would have the skills required to perfomr their duties. Of course, office holders were appointed, not elected in ancient China.
senatoerAnother View: Candidates or "office-seekers"
NOMINEE : the person 'nominated' or selected to attain or compete for a job, position, or status (used for Awards, as in Oscars and Emmys, and for political parties deciding office seekers).
there are actually 4 1.) special intrest groups 2.) self-serving office seekers 3.) politicking 4.) weakness
political office seeker
in the year 2000 there where 80,000 aslyum seekers in the world
Barack Obamas political office was in the white house
Legislature is The Highest State Political Office
In early Rome, only patricians could hold political office.
The definition of a political office is the name given to a government office that is obtained by an election. Local, state, and federal government have political offices. Mayors, Senators, and the President hold political offices.
You don't have to be rich to run for political office.
patronage
There are certainly Americans who hold political office, but most of them do so in America.