[Robert DeLong]

deep state

noun: deep state; plural noun: deep states

a body of people, typically influential members of government agencies or the military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation or control of government policy.

[laplata]

deep state
noun: deep state; plural noun: deep states
a body of people, typically influential members of government agencies or the military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation or control of government policy.

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Lois Lerner of the IRS is a good example. She did everything she could to hurt Conservative groups.