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brain trust en · NOUN

Etymology

Derives from a group of academics who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Meanings

  1. (US) Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally.
  2. (qualifier:more recently) Any group of experts assembled to give advice.

Forms

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braintrust alternative lexicographic
brain trusts Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

brains trust · think tank · kitchen cabinet

Translations (13)

cmn 军师团 (group of experts who advise a government) · ka ტვინის ტრესტი (group of experts who advise a government) · cmn 智囊团 (any group of experts) · fi neuvonantajat (group of experts who advise a government) · cmn 专家顾问团 (group of experts who advise a government) · cmn 智囊团 (group of experts who advise a government) · pl zespół doradców (group of experts who advise a government) · ka ტვინების ტრესტი (group of experts who advise a government) · cmn 专家小组 (any group of experts) · fi ajatuspaja (any group of experts) · fi neuvonantajaryhmä (group of experts who advise a government) · pl zespół ekspertów (any group of experts) · eo cerbaro (group of experts who advise a government)

wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt