Later, appointments to various posts of organizations of influential families including Sekkan-ke; line of regents and advisers, in no cho (the office of the abdicated monarch), Government, Shogunate were also referred to as bunin, and the appointments were made by bunin jo (appointment letter).
後には摂関家・院庁・幕府をはじめとする諸権門が自己の組織の諸職に任じることも補任と称し、補任状をもってこれを任命した。