"Beltway bandit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Beltway bandits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Beltway bandit (plural Beltway bandits)
  1. (informal) A consulting or research company that mostly carries out work for US government departments or agencies. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Beltway_bandit-en-noun-XdupJTMT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (informal) An employee of such a firm, especially a former employee of the firm's clients. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Beltway_bandit-en-noun-nmSO1MYT

Inflected forms

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