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Definition of Nomenklatura
1. Noun. The system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party.
Definition of Nomenklatura
1. Noun. The system of bureaucratic patronage in the former Soviet Union. ¹
2. Noun. The lists of appointments in this system, and the people on such lists. ¹
3. Noun. (by extension) The upper echelons of Soviet society. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nomenklatura
Literary usage of Nomenklatura
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russian Money Laundering: Congressional Hearing edited by James A. Leach (2001)
"THE nomenklatura The first group, the nomenklatura, includes the former officials of
... The nomenklatura enjoyed a privileged life, had a monopoly on top ..."
2. The Troubled Birth of Russian Democracy: Parties, Personalities, and Programs by Michael McFaul, Sergei Markov (1993)
"They are Communists not because of their sympathy to this ideology but because
they had been involved in the nomenklatura cover-ups. ..."
3. Cry of the Phoenix by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1995)
"The Soviet elite, known collectively as the nomenklatura, includes about three
... The nomenklatura operates at top levels, the triad of Soviet power: the ..."
4. Making Markets: Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Post by Shafiqul Islam, Michael Mandelbaum (1993)
"This "capitalization of the nomenklatura" provides some benefits to these ...
And some of the members of the nomenklatura have skills and experience that ..."
5. Getting to the Top in the USSR: Cyclical Patterns in the Leadership by R. Judson Mitchell (1990)
"Retention in the ranks of the nomenklatura was assured even for a prominent
government official who left office under a cloud. Valentin Makeev, a deputy ..."
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