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Brains Trust

–noun (sometimes lowercase) British.
1. brain trust.
2. a panel of experts on radio or television, giving impromptu answers to selected questions from the listening audience.

brain trust

–noun
a group of experts from various fields who serve as unofficial consultants on matters of policy and strategy.
Also, British, Brains Trust.


Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
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brain trust  
n.  
  1. A group of experts who serve, usually unofficially, as advisers and policy planners, especially in a government.

  2. often Brain Trust Such a group associated with the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the development of the New Deal.

  3. brains trust Chiefly British A group of experts gathered to discuss issues informally in public, especially on radio or television.

brain truster n.
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brain trust

A group of intellectuals and planners who act as advisers, especially to a government. The phrase is particularly associated with the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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