political offices
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 80 U.S. 568 - Twenty Per Cent. Cases · 1871Most cited · 5 citing opinions
Political offices are such as are not immediately connected with the administration of justice, or with the execution of the mandates of a superior, as the President or head of a department.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Such as are not immediately connected with the administration of justice, or with the execution of the orders of a superior, as the president or the head of a department. 13 Wall. (U. S.) 568, 575.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Offices not immediately connected with the administration of justice, or the execution of the mandates of a superior officer. See 12 Ind. 569.