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Noun: nomenklatura  now,men-klu'chûr-u [N. Amer], nó,men-klu'chûr-u [Brit]
  1. The system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
    "The nomenklatura ensured that key positions were filled by party loyalists"

Derived forms: nomenklaturas

Type of: patronage

Encyclopedia: Nomenklatura