nomenklatura
[ noh-muhn-klah-toor-uh ]
/ ˌnoʊ mən klɑˈtʊər ə /
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noun, plural no·men·kla·tu·ras.
a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
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Origin of nomenklatura
First recorded in 1980–85, nomenklatura is from the Russian word nomenklatúra literally, nomenclature
Words nearby nomenklatura
nom de plume, nome, nomen, nomenclator, nomenclature, nomenklatura, Nomex, nominal, nominal aphasia, nominal damages, nominalism
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Example sentences from the Web for nomenklatura
Indeed, some in the nomenklatura claim that Castro never married Dalia.
British Dictionary definitions for nomenklatura
nomenklatura
/ (ˌnəʊmɛnkləˈtʃuːrə) /
noun
(formerly, in the USSR and E Europe) a list of individuals drawn up by the Communist Party from which were selected candidates for vacant senior positions in the state, party, and other important organizations
Word Origin for nomenklatura
C20: Russian, from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names
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