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Noun: brain trust
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: brains trust)
  1. An inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
    "The president relied heavily on his brain trust for policy decisions";
    - kitchen cabinet, brains trust

Derived forms: brain trusts, brains trust

Type of: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack

Encyclopedia: Brain trust