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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Johnson, who has parlayed his athletic success into a robust career in the business side of sports, enlisted an experienced brain trust to build his company’s infrastructure.
—
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2024
The conversation was most intense Wednesday morning when Gee (no one calls him by his first name or surname) and four friends, his unofficial brain trust, gathered in a backroom hideaway for their weekly breakfast club.
—David Maraniss, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
These decisions will likely be shaped in part by a policy brain trust that is likely to evolve over the next few months of the campaign.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
For Apple's version, the Python brain trust has been replaced with a more current crowd: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for brain trust 
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2024
The conversation was most intense Wednesday morning when Gee (no one calls him by his first name or surname) and four friends, his unofficial brain trust, gathered in a backroom hideaway for their weekly breakfast club.
—David Maraniss, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
These decisions will likely be shaped in part by a policy brain trust that is likely to evolve over the next few months of the campaign.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
For Apple's version, the Python brain trust has been replaced with a more current crowd: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for brain trust
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'brain trust.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near brain trust
Cite this Entry
“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share