brain trust

noun

: a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned especially with planning and strategy
brain truster noun

Examples of brain trust in a Sentence

The president's brain trust recommended the action.
Recent Examples on the Web Relationship Gaps The song’s brain trust didn’t book any rappers or hair metal acts, though both were increasingly pertinent genres and would have broadened the demographic appeal. Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 The Chiefs will celebrate their latest Super Bowl triumph with a parade through downtown Kansas City on Wednesday, and after a brief exhale, Veach will join Reid and the rest of their brain trust in getting back to work. Dave Skretta, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024 As the team’s new brain trust — led by general manager Dan Morgan, head coach Dave Canales and executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis — gets settled, a primary offseason task for the personnel department will be self-scouting. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024 The Lisa Frankenstein brain trust of screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Zelda Williams became one of the few silver linings of their pandemic experiences. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024 Are there any other Narcos descendants left in the brain trust that could come out? Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024 Harbaugh, general manager Eric DeCosta and owner Steve Bisciotti still lead one of the most stable brain trusts in the sport. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024 The Chiefs have won their eighth consecutive West title under Reid, whose program has never finished behind the Chargers in the 11 seasons since Dean Spanos elevated his son John into the football brain trust. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024 Also on Abrams’ TCM hot list is Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, with a creative brain trust that includes Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brain trust was in 1894

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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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