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 According to the free-market think tank, the top rate of income tax fell from 83% to 40%, the basic rate dropped from 33% to 25%, and corporation tax was reduced from 52% to 35%. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 David Bier, the director of immigration studies at the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, told NPR that DHS's statements show that issuing body cameras is not a priority for them. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 16 July 2026 More than a quarter of working-age adults who relied on credit cards to buy groceries were either unable to pay their balance in full or missed their minimum payment, according to the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Bright Simons is the honorary vice president at IMANI, a think tank in Accra, Ghana, and a visiting senior fellow at London think tank ODI Global. Bright Simons, semafor.com, 13 July 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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