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


### Answer
The term **political appointee** is defined in *6 U.S.C. § 349* as the following:

> any employee who occupies a position which has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 349*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER VII-MANAGEMENT**

