think tank
noun
: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.—
Jonathan Rowe
Jonathan RoweExamples of think tank in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The forum is a statewide nonprofit education policy think tank.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
According to the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, roughly 2 million immigration applications are affected by these policies.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
During a recent focus group of twenty Gen Z Republicans conducted by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, a subset of participants were asked to share their thoughts on Hitler.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Orbán's government -- bankrolled in part by cheap Russian energy supplies -- poured money into a network of think tanks that became hubs for MAGA and nationalist ideology, and that in turn provided channels for the Kremlin to filter its talking points to American right-wing groups.
—Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for think tank
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
According to the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, roughly 2 million immigration applications are affected by these policies.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
During a recent focus group of twenty Gen Z Republicans conducted by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, a subset of participants were asked to share their thoughts on Hitler.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Orbán's government -- bankrolled in part by cheap Russian energy supplies -- poured money into a network of think tanks that became hubs for MAGA and nationalist ideology, and that in turn provided channels for the Kremlin to filter its talking points to American right-wing groups.
—Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for think tank
Cite this Entry
“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
