Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 50 ambassadorships 49 appointees 45 sinecure 45 patronage 42 gubernatorial appointees 42 unelected 42 appointments 42 judicial appointments 42 perks 42 chairmanships 41 bureaucrats 41 appointive 41 judgeships 41 ministerial posts 41 officeholders 41 cabinet ministers 40 parliamentary secretaries 40 public servants 40 Appointees 40 appointee 40 cronies 39 knighthoods 39 peerages 39 commissions 38 ministerial berths 38 taxpayer funded 37 MPPs 37 civil servants 37 cronyism 37 governors 37 freebies 37 largesse 37 reappointments 36 poisoned chalice 36 committee chairmanships 36 politicians 36 windfalls 36 stipends 36 unqualified 36 honorarium 36 largess 36 plum 36 perquisites 35 nominations 35 carte blanche 35 officeholder 35 crony 35 stipend 35 appointing 35 influence peddlers 35 allowances 35 peerage 35 golden handshake 35 pork barreling 35 chairmen 35 endorsements 34 judgeship 34 councils 34 per diem 34 nominating 34 curry favor 34 Privy Council Office 34 nominees 34 inducements 34 rubber stamp 34 candidates 34 filling vacancies 34 vacancies 34 Cabinet ministers 34 retainers 34 backhanders 34 apparatchiks 34 brown envelopes 34 staffers 33 perk 33 fill vacancies 33 lobbyists 33 backbencher 33 emoluments 33 rebuke 33 administrations 33 permanent secretaries 33 lieutenant governors 33 ministerial 33 freebie 33 posts 33 unaccountable 33 privileges 33 booby prize 33 junkets 33 cabinet secretaries 33 quangos 33 incumbents 33 authority 33 ombudsmen 33 unpaid internships 33 tenures 33 functionaries 33 elected 33 salaries 33 lapdog