Blob

See also: blob and BLOB

English

Proper noun

the Blob

  1. (US, derogatory) The section of the elite class in Washington D.C. who have moved from political or regulatory work to lobbying firms or think tanks, especially in foreign policy or on the behalf of corporations.
  2. (UK, derogatory) The civil service and other public bodies, perceived as prone to groupthink and acting as an obstacle to government action; the deep state.
    • 2020 February 6, Bagehot, “Cummings v the blob”, in The Economist‎[1]:
      Mr Cummings explains his loathing for the blob in his long and entertaining blog. He argues that it is made up of “grotesque incompetents” […]
    • 2023 September 8, Andrew Pierce, “Who really runs Britain? As Liz Truss returns to the political fray ANDREW PIERCE reveals the inside story of how she was driven out as Prime Minister by the 'Blob'”, in Daily Mail‎[2]:
      Rising numbers of Tory MPs believe that Truss was the first prime minister to be intentionally deposed by the 'Blob' — the increasingly partisan quangocrats, civil servants and other key figures in Left-leaning institutions who seem determined to undermine the elected government.
  3. A large mass of relatively warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America that was detected in 2013 and continued to spread throughout 2014 and 2015.

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