### Question
How is the "political appointee" defined?


### Answer
The term **political appointee** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 9803* as follows -

> an employee who holds—


(A) a position which has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 9803*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart I-Miscellaneous > CHAPTER 98-NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION**

