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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|databases}} {{acronym of|en|binary large object}}.

Proper noun

  1. {{lb|en|US|pejorative}} The [[section]] of the [[elite]] [[class]] in [[Washington D.C.]] who have moved from [[political]] or regulatory work to [[lobbying]] firms or [[think tank]]s, especially in [[foreign policy]] or on the behalf of [[corporation]]s.
  2. {{lb|en|UK|pejorative}} The [[civil service]] and other [[public bodies]], perceived as prone to [[groupthink]] and acting as an [[obstacle]] to government action; the [[deep state]].
  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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