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NOMENKLATURA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nomenklatura mean?
• NOMENKLATURA (noun)
The noun NOMENKLATURA has 1 sense:
1. the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
Familiarity information: NOMENKLATURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nomenklatura" is a kind of...):
patronage ((politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support)
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