Gosplan

[gos-plahn]

Gos·plan

[gos-plahn]
noun (in the Soviet Union)
the official planning organization, which drew up projects embracing trade and industry, agriculture, education, and public health.

Origin:
< Russian Gosplán, for Gosudárstvennaya plánovaya komíssiya State Planning Commission
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Gosplan (ˈɡɒsˌplæn)
 
n
the state planning commission of the former Soviet Union or any of its constituent republics: it was responsible for coordination and development of the economy, social services, etc
 
[C20: from Russian Gos(udarstvennaya) Plan(ovaya Comissiya) State Planning Committee]

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