nomenklatura

/nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/

noun

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

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

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