brain trust

English

Alternative forms

• braintrust

Etymology

Derives from a group of academics who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Noun

brain trust (plural brain trusts)

1. (chiefly US) Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally.
2. (more recently) Any group of experts assembled to give advice.

Translations

group of experts who advise a government

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 智囊团 (zh) (zhìnángtuán), 专家顾问团, 军师团

• Esperanto: cerbaro
• Finnish: neuvonantajat pl, neuvonantajaryhmä
• Georgian: ტვინების ტრესტი (ṭvinebis ṭresṭi), ტვინის ტრესტი (ṭvinis ṭresṭi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

any group of experts

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 智囊团 (zh) (zhìnángtuán), 专家小组

• Finnish: ajatuspaja (fi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• brains trust (mostly British)
• kitchen cabinet
• think tank

Anagrams

• intraburst, turribants