下级通过与上级套近乎、拉关系等不正当手段求得职位升迁official who gains promotion through improper relationships with higher ranking officials; running official

• 湖北省钟祥市狠刹“跑官”风。

  Zhongxiang City, in Hubei, has clamped down hard on officials who gain promotion through improper relationships with higher ranking officials.

• 一些跑官、买官、卖官的现象时有发生。

  Phenomena such as officials gaining promotion through improper relationships with higher ranking officials, buying official positions, and selling official positions happen constantly.