nomenklatura

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Definition of nomenklatura in English English dictionary

The lists of appointments in this system, and the people on such lists

The system of bureaucratic patronage in the former Soviet Union

The upper echelons of Soviet society

In former communist countries, the nomenklatura were the people the communist party approved of and appointed to positions of authority

the system of patronage in Communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party

Turkish pronunciation

nōmengklıçûrı

Pronunciation

/nōˌmeɴɢkləˈʧo͝orə/ /noʊˌmɛŋkləˈʧʊrə/

Etymology

() From Russian номенклатура Latin nomenclatura (“a calling by name, list of names”) nomen (“name”) + calare (“call”)