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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Stafford, however, does not dig very deep, confident that the Rams’ brain trust will make the right picks.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
That’s because of the new and glitzy brain trust in Las Vegas.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
And with only $6.9 million of his $17.9 million salary for 2025-26 guaranteed, Nurkic is likely a stopgap until the Hornets’ brain trust can find another big man that fits the vision of coach Charles Lee.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
At what point will the brain trust move Luke Weaver back into the closer’s role and recognize that Devin Williams is a setup man at best … and maybe not even that?
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
That’s because of the new and glitzy brain trust in Las Vegas.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
And with only $6.9 million of his $17.9 million salary for 2025-26 guaranteed, Nurkic is likely a stopgap until the Hornets’ brain trust can find another big man that fits the vision of coach Charles Lee.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
At what point will the brain trust move Luke Weaver back into the closer’s role and recognize that Devin Williams is a setup man at best … and maybe not even that?
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 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 9 May. 2025.
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