brain trust
noun
: a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned especially with planning and strategy
Examples of brain trust in a Sentence
The president's brain trust recommended the action.
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For Apple's version, the Python brain trust has been replaced with a more current crowd: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
Yet the brain trust that starts with President Michael Winger and General Manager Will Dawkins are not confusing fans with delusions of competing for that ninth play-in seed.
—Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Now, the three of them form the head of the brain trust that will decide which names will be next to stock the Orioles’ farm system.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
Some researchers also attribute Seymour’s rise and the recent political shift to aggressive campaigning by right-leaning interest groups with ties to the United States, where think tanks backed by conservative donors have been a brain trust for GOP administrations since the Reagan era.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
Yet the brain trust that starts with President Michael Winger and General Manager Will Dawkins are not confusing fans with delusions of competing for that ninth play-in seed.
—Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Now, the three of them form the head of the brain trust that will decide which names will be next to stock the Orioles’ farm system.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
Some researchers also attribute Seymour’s rise and the recent political shift to aggressive campaigning by right-leaning interest groups with ties to the United States, where think tanks backed by conservative donors have been a brain trust for GOP administrations since the Reagan era.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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