/ Dictionary / Index N nomenklatura: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: no•men•kla•tu•ra Pronunciation: (nō"mun-klä-toor'u), [key] — pl. -ras. a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, esp. from a Communist Party. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nomenklatura (Thesaurus) nomenclature Nomex Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language