Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US)Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally.

  2. Any group of experts assembled to give advice.

More definitions
  • an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Derives from a group of academics who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Derives from a group of academics who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Forms

plural: brain trusts

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government:kitchen cabinet

Word family

3 related words

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