Nomeklatura

no·men·kla·tu·ra (n

n-klä-t

, nô

n-klä-t

ä)

1. The system of patronage to senior positions in the bureaucracy of the Soviet Union and some other Communist states, controlled by committees at various levels of the Communist Party.

2. (used with a pl. verb) The lists of appointees matching the lists of patronage positions in such a system.

3. (used with a pl. verb) The appointees to these positions: "The . . . nomenklatura are perceived as draft-immune" (Anthony Arnold).

4. The stratified, privileged class composed of these appointees.

[Russian, from Latin nmencltra, list of names; see nomenclature.]

nomenklatura [ˌnəʊmɛnkləˈtʃuːrə]

(Historical Terms) (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

[Russian, from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names]

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Noun

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

patronage - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

Translations

nomenklatura [ˌnəʊmenkləˈtʊərə] N the nomenklatura → la nomenklatura

nomenklatura

n the nomenklatura (Pol) → die Nomenklatura

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The city still felt the heavy hand of the local party nomeklatura and permission was required for everything.

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