The tenured faculty also usually can control appointments which contributes to political correctness and groupthink.

"Having some kind of alternative voice might control judicial appointments, attacks on the environment, civil liberties and the deficit."

The governor controls appointments to powerful state regulatory boards, but often the appointments are staggered from previous administrations.

Under the patronato system, state authorities controlled clerical appointments, and no direct contact was allowed with the Vatican.

In fact village tribunal presidents were often relatives or allies of chief headmen, who usually controlled appointments of other headmen.

Some even talk of controlling top appointments to the Vice-Presidential staff.

It had proven to be a most effective means of controlling political appointments and deciding political issues.

Laymen were not merely meretricious in their desire to control the behaviour, services, and appointments of the clergy.

The question was who would control appointments of bishops (investiture).

There were no elections and the leadership controlled appointments, so local officials were generally allies of the leaders.