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Nomenklatura
Meaning
Noun
●
In Soviet Union:
A
list
of
bureaucratic
posts
in government and industry in the
former
Soviet Union (or other
communist
countries),
filled
by those
appointed
by the Party.
●
The people on such
lists
; (
by extension
), any
privileged
class
, a social or political elite.
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Origin
nomenklatura
English
номенклатура
Russian
nomenclatura
Latin
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Etym
Synonyms
Nomenclatura
Related
Bourgeoisie
Aristocracy
Oligarchs
Proletariat
Tsars
Apparatchiks
Bolsheviks
Intelligentsia
Ruling Class
Communist Party
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