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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The reverberations have led to a dramatic staff revolt at one of the pre-eminent conservative think tanks and prompted rare intramural criticism from leading Senate Republicans.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Erica York, Vice President of the non-partisan think tank Tax Foundation, has warned about the lack of funds, should such a payments be implemented.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Kingsley Moghalu is the president of IGET Academy, a public policy and executive education think tank, and the CEO of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk advisory firm.
—Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Disrupting navigation and positioning systems can impact military operations as well as civil aviation, according to the global think tank RAND.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Erica York, Vice President of the non-partisan think tank Tax Foundation, has warned about the lack of funds, should such a payments be implemented.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Kingsley Moghalu is the president of IGET Academy, a public policy and executive education think tank, and the CEO of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk advisory firm.
—Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Disrupting navigation and positioning systems can impact military operations as well as civil aviation, according to the global think tank RAND.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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