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
Federal transportation officials have other avenues to funnel money to Baltimore in addition to the emergency relief fund, said Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation think tank.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The Idaho Family Policy Center, a conservative think tank, and the Idaho Library Association released statements that Little had signed the bill.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
The bill’s language was based on a model by the Cicero Institute, a public policy think tank in Austin, Texas, where similar legislation was passed, Owlsey said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
In total, net interest payments on the federal debt will be around $12.4 trillion over the next decade, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a conservative think tank.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, a think tank, said the FDA shouldn’t have allowed recipients of funding from Abbott in recent years to sit in judgment of the Abbott product.
—David Hilzenrath, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Economists who do not work with the government are becoming scarce, as independent think tanks are raided and shuttered.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
This helped make the renewable energy industry the biggest contributor to the country’s economy, ahead of every other sector, according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a think tank.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
To Lyman Stone, a demographer at the Institute for Family Studies, a conservative think tank, the strain on public finances distracts from more profound questions raised by falling birthrates.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The Idaho Family Policy Center, a conservative think tank, and the Idaho Library Association released statements that Little had signed the bill.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
The bill’s language was based on a model by the Cicero Institute, a public policy think tank in Austin, Texas, where similar legislation was passed, Owlsey said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
In total, net interest payments on the federal debt will be around $12.4 trillion over the next decade, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a conservative think tank.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, a think tank, said the FDA shouldn’t have allowed recipients of funding from Abbott in recent years to sit in judgment of the Abbott product.
—David Hilzenrath, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Economists who do not work with the government are becoming scarce, as independent think tanks are raided and shuttered.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
This helped make the renewable energy industry the biggest contributor to the country’s economy, ahead of every other sector, according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a think tank.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
To Lyman Stone, a demographer at the Institute for Family Studies, a conservative think tank, the strain on public finances distracts from more profound questions raised by falling birthrates.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'think tank.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near think tank
Cite this Entry
“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share