Definitions

§ 5531. Definitions For the purpose of sections 5532 and 5533 of this title— (1) “officer” has the meaning given it by section 101 of title 37; and (2) “position” means a civilian office or position (including a temporary, part-time, or intermittent position), appointive or elective, in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States (including a Government corporation and a nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the armed forces) or in the government of the District of Columbia.