think tank
noun
: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.—
Jonathan Rowe
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Those ideas are key policy goals of the think tank McMahon helps run.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Rollins served as a policy advisor during Trump’s first administration and is the president of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank founded by former Trump administration officials that has advocated against foreign ownership of U.S. farmland.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
In the days surrounding the election, the extremism think tank found that the top 10 posts on X calling for repeal of the 19th Amendment received more than 4 million views collectively.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The alliance has been born out of a series of three think tank meetings in 2023 on the future of European Film Markets.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Rollins served as a policy advisor during Trump’s first administration and is the president of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank founded by former Trump administration officials that has advocated against foreign ownership of U.S. farmland.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
In the days surrounding the election, the extremism think tank found that the top 10 posts on X calling for repeal of the 19th Amendment received more than 4 million views collectively.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The alliance has been born out of a series of three think tank meetings in 2023 on the future of European Film Markets.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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