brain trust
noun
: a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned especially with planning and strategy
Examples of brain trust in a Sentence
The president's brain trust recommended the action.
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At that very moment, the Mortal Kombat brain trust was looking for Johnny Cage, the fan-favorite character teased in the end of the previous movie, which was a hit on HBO Max, but left some things to be desired from fans.
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Michael Silver spent some time with the Baltimore brain trust during the draft to poke around.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Miami’s brain trust firmly believes in the strategy.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the brain trust twice decided against it, convinced this group was better than the rest of us thought and hopeful there could be a 2023-like playoff run.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Michael Silver spent some time with the Baltimore brain trust during the draft to poke around.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Miami’s brain trust firmly believes in the strategy.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the brain trust twice decided against it, convinced this group was better than the rest of us thought and hopeful there could be a 2023-like playoff run.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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