Term: nomenklatura: the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: minor planet: any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: time constant: the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: staurikosaur: primitive dinosaur found in Brazil
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: latissimus dorsi: a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: foreign direct investment: investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: central chimpanzee: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: labyrinthitis: inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: teuton: a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: rampart: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: head: that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves