deep state

[deep stayt]

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.

Example Sentences

“If you tell the base of people, who support you, of deep state treasonous crimes, election interference, blackmail, and rich, powerful elite evil cabals, then you must take down every enemy of The People,” Greene wrote in a post on X. “If not. The base will turn, and there’s no going back. Dangling bits of red meat no longer satisfies. They want the whole steak dinner and will accept nothing else.”

From Salon

So in the case that the NFL’s “deep state” turns romantic and favors the Chiefs in this pigskin-tinted love story, Vance is urging fans to be ready to act.

From Los Angeles Times

The list of his high-profile associates had become a focal point for conspiracy theorists who insisted that it was being kept hidden by the "deep state" to protect prominent participants in Epstein's crimes.

From BBC

Bannon has both an insider’s knowledge and an outsider’s fury, and when he promises to guide listeners along the coming revolution or expose the workings of the deep state, there’s a certain fantastical thrill to imagining being a part of his universe.

From Slate

He described this project as a means of “systematically preparing to march into office and bring a new army, aligned, trained, and essentially weaponized conservatives ready to do battle against the deep state.”

From Salon