) British. | 1. | brain trust. |
| 2. | a panel of experts on radio or television, giving impromptu answers to selected questions from the listening audience. |
| a group of experts from various fields who serve as unofficial consultants on matters of policy and strategy. |
| brain trust n.
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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.