brain trust
noun
: a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned especially with planning and strategy
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The president's brain trust recommended the action.
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At what point will the brain trust move Luke Weaver back into the closer’s role and recognize that Devin Williams is a setup man at best … and maybe not even that?
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Khaled, one of the most prominent hit-makers in the music industry, will collaborate with the SailGP brain trust to find ways to attract new fans while potentially leveraging his existing relationships with SailGP partners such as T-Mobile and Tommy Hilfiger.
—Eric Jackson For Sportico, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
The Pitt is Max’s, the product of a brain trust that worked together on the juggernaut ER and includes Wyle (also an executive producer and writer on the show), creator R. Scott Gemmill, and executive producer John Wells.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The brain trust on this show refer to themselves as perfectionists.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Khaled, one of the most prominent hit-makers in the music industry, will collaborate with the SailGP brain trust to find ways to attract new fans while potentially leveraging his existing relationships with SailGP partners such as T-Mobile and Tommy Hilfiger.
—Eric Jackson For Sportico, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
The Pitt is Max’s, the product of a brain trust that worked together on the juggernaut ER and includes Wyle (also an executive producer and writer on the show), creator R. Scott Gemmill, and executive producer John Wells.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The brain trust on this show refer to themselves as perfectionists.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brain trust
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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