NOMENKLATURA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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