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- noun An alleged group of
influential antidemocratic coalitions within theTurkish political system andmilitary .
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Whenever I hear people talk about the deep state, they are just talking about decisions being made from non-elected positions. It's just coupled with distrust of institutions.
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As the Trump era has unfolded, the term “deep state” has come to mean something sinister to some on the far right. More than just signifying an impersonal, inept bureaucracy, it conjures a secretive illuminati of bureaucrats determined to sabotage the Trump agenda.
alexz commented on the word deep state
Term showing up in 2017 US. Spotted on the Samantha Bee show.
March 17, 2017