"nomenklatura" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/ [UK], /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtʃʊəɹə/ [UK] Forms: nomenklaturas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra), from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”), from nomen (“name”) + calare (“call”). Doublet of nomenclature. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|номенклату́ра}} Russian номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra), {{der|en|la|nōmenclātūra||a calling by name, list of names}} Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”), {{doublet|en|nomenclature}} Doublet of nomenclature Head templates: {{en-noun}} nomenklatura (plural nomenklaturas)
  1. (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. Tags: historical Categories (place): Soviet Union Translations (list of posts in Soviet Union): nomenklatuura (Finnish), nomenklatura [feminine] (French), νομενκλατούρα (nomenklatoúra) [feminine] (Greek), nomenklatura [feminine] (Italian), नोमेनक्लातुरा (nomenklāturā) (Marathi), nomenklatura [feminine] (Polish), nomenclatura [feminine] (Portuguese), номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra) [feminine] (Russian), номенклату́ра [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), nomenklatúra [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), nomenklatura [common-gender] (Swedish), номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-nomenklatura-en-noun-wvq991y0 Disambiguation of Soviet Union: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 41 6 3 2 40 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 6 2 1 40 1 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'list of posts in Soviet Union': 98 2
  2. (collective) The people on such lists; (by extension), any privileged class, a social or political elite. Tags: collective Translations (a social or political elite class): nomenklature [feminine] (French), नोमेनक्लातुरा (nomenklāturā) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-nomenklatura-en-noun-SJYAahyh Disambiguation of 'a social or political elite class': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nomenclatura

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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