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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The Rams brain trust also will discuss offensive lineman Jonah Jackson’s situation.
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The brain trust of the film all saw their homes burn to the ground in the Altadena fire that destroyed their entire neighborhood.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The Blue Jays’ brain trust has no doubt rationalized this approach.
—Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Can the Blue Jays’ brain trust, Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins, end the offseason on a better note?
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The brain trust of the film all saw their homes burn to the ground in the Altadena fire that destroyed their entire neighborhood.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The Blue Jays’ brain trust has no doubt rationalized this approach.
—Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Can the Blue Jays’ brain trust, Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins, end the offseason on a better note?
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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