Nomenklatura

Word NOMENKLATURA
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Pronunciations /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/

Definitions and meanings of "Nomenklatura"

What do we mean by nomenklatura?

The privileged set of people appointed by patronage to senior positions in the bureaucracy of the Soviet Union and some other Communist states. noun

The system of bureaucratic patronage in the former Soviet Union. noun

The lists of appointments in this system, and the people on such lists. noun

The upper echelons of Soviet society. noun

The system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party noun

A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union (or other communist countries), filled by those appointed by the Party.

The people on such lists; by extension, any privileged class, a social or political elite.

In the USSR, this was the word for the privileged Communist Party bureaucracy that had access to a better lifestyle than most of the rest of the country Urban Dictionary

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The word "nomenklatura" in example sentences

So I wrote Erin to get some clarification, and she explained that she had been talking about a nonliteral use of the word nomenklatura itself, "that is, one that referred to people that weren't Russians, but were metaphorically similar to the Russian nomenklatura." ❋ Unknown (2005)

When Russia, China and Vietnam liberalized, the nomenklatura were the first to move into “private” business and did very well enriching themselves and their families. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They represent the idea of nomenklatura, or bureaucratic capitalism. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Those who got the most out of the situation were the political opponents of Zhao Ziyang, who hoped to force him and his associates from power, as well as those members of the nomenklatura, that is, the Party gentry, who enjoyed all the privileges afforded by the monolithic state created under the conditions of the "proletarian dictatorship." ❋ Mirsky, Jonathan (2006)

"But the economic interests of this 'nomenklatura' aren't compatible with the state's future prosperity." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The idea of an elite and privileged '' nomenklatura '' to staff the civil service of the Soviet state originated with its founder, [[Vladimir Lenin]]. ❋ PaulBurnett (2010)

At this time this is unlikely, because these two republics, particularly the former, are very tightly run by a "nomenklatura", which has survived Soviet times and has flourished ever since. ❋ Carlo Ungaro (2010)

In every communist system, the "nomenklatura," of which Clinton would certainly qualify as a member, will have access to special medical care, grocery stores, dachas, etc. ❋ Http://blogs.dailymail.com (2010)

Contemporary Russian organized crime grew out of the Soviet "nomenklatura" system (the government's organizational structure and high-level officials) in which some individual ❋ Unknown (2009)

In other places, the nomenklatura nationalists—careerists trained in bureaucratic maneuver and tactful deception—proved skilled at mediating between their regions and Moscow while fortifying their own positions. ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

The former Soviet nomenklatura, the intelligentsia, those Russians still around, and many Chechens dismayed by the economic decline deserted the president, who now relied for support upon the countryside and socially conservative mountain strongholds. ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

He lambasted the “hungry nomenklatura,” with its “millionaire bribe takers,” and, in a clever gambit, asked to be rehabilitated “in his lifetime.” ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

So I find the debate on this thread a bit bizarre ... totalitarianism of a “right” vs “left” variety seems like a distinction without a difference except maybe a different “nomenklatura” oppressing the rest ofus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Only foreigners with real money were admitted to these stores, along with the nomenklatura, which meant Communist party trusties. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But whereas in Latin America populist leaders tend to come from humble origins, a large number of Hungarian politicians, regardless of their party affiliation, are offsprings of the old nomenklatura, with no first-hand experience in the favelas. ❋ George Kopits (2011)

Was it economic crisis, political liberalization, the revival of minority nationalisms, cutthroat electoral competition, the greed of the local nomenklatura, the inept application of force by the central authorities, or the inherently fragile structure of the Soviet ethno-federation? ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

It too had almost no native nomenklatura and a mass of under-employed young men. ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

All that [nomenklatura] could do was drink and [feast] instead of [govern] ❋ Moo_dak (2014)

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