state within a state

noun

Definitions

  1. A powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one…

    A powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one that is nominally governmental itself; a deep state.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for state within a state. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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