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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Fans have always theorized that Lucius was Maximus’ illegitimate son, but the brain trust didn’t finalize that choice until much later.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
There is a brain trust of head coach Sean Payton, offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, passing game coordinator John Morton and senior assistant Pete Carmichael that has worked together for years and produced some of the league’s best offenses.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
There is a brain trust of head coach Sean Payton, offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, passing game coordinator John Morton and senior assistant Pete Carmichael that has worked together for years and produced some of the league’s best offenses.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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“Brain trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brain%20trust. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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