Associations to the word «Nomenklatura»

Wiktionary

NOMENKLATURA, noun. (now historical) 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. [from 20th c.]
NOMENKLATURA, noun. The people on such lists; by extension, any privileged class, a social or political elite. [from 20th c.]

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley