Definition of action tank
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: an organization that is devoted to the advancement of change in policy (as in business or government) through active means
Mia MacDonald is the executive director of the public policy action tank Brighter Green … — Sanctuary, Fall 2009
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“Action tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/action%20tank. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of action tank was in 1987
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