think tank

Definition of think tanknext
as in think factory
an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done

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Recent Examples of think tank Leonardo Paz Neves, an international relations professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a think tank and university, said Brazil should engage in a public debate with regard to exploration and production of its resources. ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 In March, one of El-Sayed’s primary opponents, Mallory McMorrow, compared Piker to the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes, and leaders of the centrist think tank Third Way wrote a column urging Democrats not to associate with Piker. Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026 The program spends more than $100 billion each year on long-term services and supports, Andrew Biggs, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, wrote in July. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The uncertainty is gripping Iranians, says Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, a think tank in London. Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for think tank

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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/think%20tank. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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