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
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is recruiting conservatives from the think tank that created Project 2025.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Over the past month, the far-right think tank has been preparing for next year, releasing an ad campaign and doing multiple interviews about its plans.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 23 Dec. 2025
More than a dozen staff members are leaving Heritage Foundation, the influential conservative think tank behind Project 2025.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
More than a dozen employees at the Heritage Foundation left their posts over the weekend amid widening ideological rifts within the conservative movement and escalating internal tensions at the influential think tank.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Over the past month, the far-right think tank has been preparing for next year, releasing an ad campaign and doing multiple interviews about its plans.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 23 Dec. 2025
More than a dozen staff members are leaving Heritage Foundation, the influential conservative think tank behind Project 2025.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
More than a dozen employees at the Heritage Foundation left their posts over the weekend amid widening ideological rifts within the conservative movement and escalating internal tensions at the influential think tank.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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