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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)