English Explanatory Dictionary

brain trust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally.
  2. Any group of experts assembled to give advice.

Word forms

brain trust brain trusts braintrust

Etymology

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

Related words

brains trust kitchen cabinet think tank
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