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.—
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Project 2025, a playbook from the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation that’s been linked to Trump, has called for CISA to be moved to the Department of Transportation in an effort to dismantle DHS.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
The think tank's map also shows Russian advances west of Novoselivske.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The movie shows Carville on his daily round of calls with his secret Democratic think tank of smart, connected journalists and operatives who have been talking every day since the early ’90s.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Von Hippel, now the director of the Royal United Services Institute, a leading London think tank, believes a Trump win would cause the U.S. to become more marginalized globally.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
The think tank's map also shows Russian advances west of Novoselivske.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The movie shows Carville on his daily round of calls with his secret Democratic think tank of smart, connected journalists and operatives who have been talking every day since the early ’90s.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Von Hippel, now the director of the Royal United Services Institute, a leading London think tank, believes a Trump win would cause the U.S. to become more marginalized globally.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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