nomenklatura
/nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/
noun
- 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
The people on such lists; by extension, any privileged class, a social or political elite.
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