brain trust

n. A group of experts who serve, usually unofficially, as advisers and policy planners, especially in a government.

brain′ trust`

n. a group of experts who act as unofficial consultants on matters of policy and strategy. [1905–10, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

brain trust - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a governmentkitchen cabinetclique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

brain trust

A group of experts who are chosen to be advisors to a person in power and aid in making important decisions. All politicians need a brain trust to help guide them through the campaign process and stay informed of the important issues facing their constituency.See also: brain, trust

brain trust

A group of experts who serve as unofficial but vital advisers. For example, Each town manager seemed to have his or her own brain trust, which of course changed with every election . This term, closely associated with President Franklin Roosevelt's advisers on domestic and foreign policy in the early 1930s, was first recorded in 1910. See also: brain, trust

Brain Trust

Brain Trust,

the group of close advisers to Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was governor of New York state and during his first years as President. The name was applied to them because the members of the group were drawn from academic life. This informal advisory group on the New Deal included Columbia Univ. professors Raymond MoleyMoley, Raymond Charles
, 1886–1975, American political economist, b. Berea, Ohio, grad. Baldwin-Wallace College, 1906, Ph.D. Columbia, 1918. He taught at Western Reserve Univ.
..... Click the link for more information. , Adolf A. BerleBerle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.
, 1895–1971, American lawyer and public official, b. Boston. Admitted to the bar in 1916, he served in World War I and was a member of the American delegation to the Paris Peace Conference.
..... Click the link for more information. , Jr., and Rexford G. TugwellTugwell, Rexford Guy,
1891–1979, American economist and political scientist, b. Chautauqua co., N.Y., grad. Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1915; Ph.D., 1922). He taught economics at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1915–17), the Univ.
..... Click the link for more information. and expanded to include many more academicians. It soon disintegrated, but the term has remained in common usage for similar groups.

Bibliography

See study by R. G. Tugwell (1968).

brain trust

brain trust

brain′ trust`

brain trust

brain trust

brain trust

Brain Trust

Brain Trust,

Bibliography

brain trust

Synonyms for brain trust

noun an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

Synonyms

Related Words