"Blob" meaning in All languages combined

See Blob on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Blob [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Blob}} 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. Tags: US, derogatory Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Blob-en-name-YRC4bT1s Disambiguation of Politics: 64 36 Categories (other): American English
  2. 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.
    Sense id: en-Blob-en-name-UjBHwEOd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66

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