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.—
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Abbotoy and Fischer have both been fellows at the influential Claremont Institute, the unwaveringly conservative think tank whose other fellows have included Ben Shapiro, Laura Ingraham, Charlie Kirk, and Jack Posobiec.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The ultimate economic impact of these new sanctions on Russia is yet to be determined but the political shift is alarming for Moscow, said Kluge, of the German think tank.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Walters tapped the president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that published Project 2025 and the blueprints that preceded it, to help rewrite Oklahoma’s social studies standards.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Republican Ron Schutz, an attorney who sits on the board of Minnesota conservative think tank the Center of the American Experiment, launched his campaign for attorney general earlier this month.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
The ultimate economic impact of these new sanctions on Russia is yet to be determined but the political shift is alarming for Moscow, said Kluge, of the German think tank.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Walters tapped the president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that published Project 2025 and the blueprints that preceded it, to help rewrite Oklahoma’s social studies standards.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Republican Ron Schutz, an attorney who sits on the board of Minnesota conservative think tank the Center of the American Experiment, launched his campaign for attorney general earlier this month.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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