action tank
noun
Definition of action tank
US
: 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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Origin and Etymology of action tank
after think tank
First Known Use: 1987
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