nomenklatura

no·men·kla·tu·ra

the ruling, bureaucratic elite of the former Soviet Union, made up of members of the Communist Party who were chosen by the party to hold positions of leadership and privilege in government and industry
any similar ruling elite

Origin of nomenklatura

Russ, a listing of positions to be filled from Classical Latin nomenclatura: see nomenclator

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nomenklatura

noun

used with a sing. or pl. verb The privileged set of people appointed by patronage to senior positions in the bureaucracy of the Soviet Union and some other Communist states.

Origin of nomenklatura

Russian from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names ; see nomenclature .

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural nomenklaturas)

(now historical) A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union (other communist countries), filled by those appointed by the Party. [from 20th c.]
The people on such lists; by extension, any privileged class, a social or political elite. [from 20th c.]

Origin

From Russian Ð½Ð¾Ð¼ÐµÐ½ÐºÐ»Ð°Ñ‚ÑƒÑ€Ð° (nomenklatÃºra), from Latin nÅmenclÄtÅ«ra (“a calling by name, list of names"), from nomen (“name") + calare (“call").

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