brain trust
noun
: a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned especially with planning and strategy
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The president's brain trust recommended the action.
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But there are plenty of brains in that brain trust, from Spoelstra to Pat Riley to Andy Elisburg to Adam Simon to Eric Amsler to Keith Askins to Nick Arison to Micky Arison.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Imagine thinking the Dodgers’ brain trust won’t figure out how to win whenever a salary cap is introduced.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
This Cowboys’ brain trust is serious about fixing things.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
Gilligan’s brain trust has always had a knack for writing themselves into jams and finding inventive ways out of them.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Dec. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Imagine thinking the Dodgers’ brain trust won’t figure out how to win whenever a salary cap is introduced.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
This Cowboys’ brain trust is serious about fixing things.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
Gilligan’s brain trust has always had a knack for writing themselves into jams and finding inventive ways out of them.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brain trust
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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