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What does nomenklatura mean?

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Noun
  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. [from 20th c.]
  2. The people on such lists; by extension, any privileged class, a social or political elite. [from 20th c.]
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Or are they vehicles for imposing the will of a global nomenklatura on all countries?
The leaders of these groups may receive privileges once granted to the Soviet nomenklatura, such as official cars and well-equipped offices.
In the nomenklatura system, officials at this level expect to move into a similarly lofty and responsible position, such as ambassador or minister at the federal level.
Based on a nomenklatura system, all key positions in the state administration, the economy, education, the media, and the military were controlled by the party.
He laughed when I told him about Pavlov's later turn and about the accusation that he had knuckled under to the nomenklatura.
Except for the nomenklatura, who lived far better than the masses, material conditions had advanced less than a tenth what was claimed.

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