Best defined by a special reporter from the group Fairness in Media, as reported on The Onion: "An ancient cabal of powerful weather fanatics operating outside any government." They are also known as the Cloud Elders.

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

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