think tank
noun
: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.—
Jonathan Rowe
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Araghchi is slated to deliver a virtual keynote address Monday morning at the U.S. think tank, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's International Nuclear Policy Conference.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Less than half of states require people to publicize their name changes in some or all cases, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that tracks voting and LGBTQ+ rights.
—ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2025
By the early 1980s crime rates had decreased, but climbed back up to a peak of 1,115 per 100,000 residents in 1992, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
An African Territory Eyes Statehood: After years of building relationships with congressional Republicans and conservative think tanks, officials in Somaliland believe President Trump will grant their ultimate wish: statehood.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Less than half of states require people to publicize their name changes in some or all cases, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that tracks voting and LGBTQ+ rights.
—ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2025
By the early 1980s crime rates had decreased, but climbed back up to a peak of 1,115 per 100,000 residents in 1992, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
An African Territory Eyes Statehood: After years of building relationships with congressional Republicans and conservative think tanks, officials in Somaliland believe President Trump will grant their ultimate wish: statehood.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for think tank
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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