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BRAIN TRUST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brain trust mean?
• BRAIN TRUST (noun)
The noun BRAIN TRUST has 1 sense:
1. an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
Familiarity information: BRAIN TRUST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
brain trust; kitchen cabinet
Hypernyms ("brain trust" is a kind of...):
camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)
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"God helps those who help themselves." (Arabic proverb)
"Creaking carts last longest." (Dutch proverb)