brain trust

English

Alternative forms

• braintrust

Etymology

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

Noun

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Brain Trust

Wikipedia

brain trust (plural brain trusts)

1. (chiefly US) Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally.
2. (more recently) Any group of experts assembled to give advice.

Translations

group of experts who advise a government

Chinese: Mandarin: 智囊团 (zh) (zhìnángtuán), 专家顾问团, 军师团 Esperanto: cerbaro Finnish: neuvonantajat pl, neuvonantajaryhmä Georgian: ტვინების ტრესტი (ṭvinebis ṭresṭi), ტვინის ტრესტი (ṭvinis ṭresṭi) Russian: please add this translation if you can

any group of experts

Chinese: Mandarin: 智囊团 (zh) (zhìnángtuán), 专家小组 Finnish: ajatuspaja (fi) Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• brains trust (mostly British)
• kitchen cabinet
• think tank

Anagrams

• intraburst, turribants