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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How does a lukewarm first season in New York impact the brain trust’s perception of the league’s Ironman?
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
The Nuggets needed some measure of balance — a fresh contributor to the brain trust with zero attachment to the ideas of the previous regime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
McCarthy is on the field for the first time during the Vikings’ Organized Training Activity (OTA), and the brain trust has challenged the former Michigan quarterback to pursue improvement on every snap.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Condon plays Kate, an engineering brain trust who designs and modifies the vehicles being driven by Sonny Hayes and his young protege.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
The Nuggets needed some measure of balance — a fresh contributor to the brain trust with zero attachment to the ideas of the previous regime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
McCarthy is on the field for the first time during the Vikings’ Organized Training Activity (OTA), and the brain trust has challenged the former Michigan quarterback to pursue improvement on every snap.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Condon plays Kate, an engineering brain trust who designs and modifies the vehicles being driven by Sonny Hayes and his young protege.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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