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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The new brain trust added four veterans in free agency and traded for a fifth.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The Bulls' front office brain trust of team president Arkuras Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley clearly viewed Giddey as being a young enough asset to not worry about shoring up their draft equity in the deal.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
The leaders of Trump's brain trust are focused on trying to increase U.S. innovation and economic growth.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
At least eight senior FBI officials who were a part of former FBI Director Chris Wray's brain trust have been told retire, resign, or be fired in the very near future.
—ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The Bulls' front office brain trust of team president Arkuras Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley clearly viewed Giddey as being a young enough asset to not worry about shoring up their draft equity in the deal.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
The leaders of Trump's brain trust are focused on trying to increase U.S. innovation and economic growth.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
At least eight senior FBI officials who were a part of former FBI Director Chris Wray's brain trust have been told retire, resign, or be fired in the very near future.
—ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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