Term: nomenklatura: the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: radioactive dating: measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: steenbok: small plains antelope of southeastern Africa
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: boorishness: inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: wickiup: a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: masculinization: the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: platitudinarian: a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: knuckle: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: graveness: a manner that is serious and solemn
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: bristle: a stiff hair
Broader: group action: action taken by a group of people | Unrelated: prince of wales: the male heir apparent of the British sovereign