Assertion: empire's elite | /r/CapableOf | use family connections
Facets:
value: to secure appointments
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: At the beginning of the dynasty, government posts were disproportionately held by two elite social groups: a founding elite who had ties with the founding emperor and a semi-hereditary professional elite who used long-held clan status, family connections, and marriage alliances to secure appointments.