brain trust
noun
: a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned especially with planning and strategy
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The president's brain trust recommended the action.
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That doesn’t mean the current brain trust on Long Island inspires much confidence, not after twin seven-year deals for depth players last summer.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Maybe now this two-time winning World Series manager, and the man with the highest winning percentage in the history of baseball, will receive a contract extension from the Dodgers’ brain trust.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Luckily for you, the Vulture brain trust has come up with a pop-cultural costume appropriate for every person, in every mood, for any spooky occasion.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Though it had been rumored Pixar brain trust member and creative mainstay Andrew Stanton would be directing the 5th entry in the long-running animated film series, his involvement was confirmed at D23 today, in addition to new details being revealed.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2024
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Maybe now this two-time winning World Series manager, and the man with the highest winning percentage in the history of baseball, will receive a contract extension from the Dodgers’ brain trust.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Luckily for you, the Vulture brain trust has come up with a pop-cultural costume appropriate for every person, in every mood, for any spooky occasion.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Though it had been rumored Pixar brain trust member and creative mainstay Andrew Stanton would be directing the 5th entry in the long-running animated film series, his involvement was confirmed at D23 today, in addition to new details being revealed.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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