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deep state

American  

[deep stayt] / ˈdip ˈsteɪt /

noun

1. a group of unelected officials in government agencies or private organizations who are believed by some to be secretly exerting undue or illegal influence on government policy.

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Mojtaba Khamenei worked for decades in his shadow; he knows all the details about how the deep state works when it confronts external threats and internal upheaval.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

For months, California’s public higher education institutions have braced for deep state funding cuts, fearing they would lead to reductions in student services, course offerings and even enrollment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

The musical cavorts atop your screen as a short course in digital ingenuity and a hectic sprint through a major government screw-up — less deep state than dope state.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2020

But if it’s thematically and sometimes visually indebted to the 1970s cinema of political paranoia, Dark Waters lacks a suspenseful Deep Throat subplot or a Parallax View–style deep state villain.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2019

"I have no doubt his Majesty will be in a deep state of grief," says papa, wagging his head.

From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray