nomenklatura
[ noh-muhn-klah-toor-uh ]
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.
Origin of nomenklatura
1First recorded in 1980–85, nomenklatura is from the Russian word nomenklatúra literally, nomenclature
Words Nearby nomenklatura
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How to use nomenklatura in a sentence
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
Origin of nomenklatura
1C20: Russian, from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names
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