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hjärntrust

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Calque of English brain trust, equivalent to hjärna +‎ trust. Attested since 1937, originally after a group of experts advising Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Noun

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hjärntrust c

  1. brain trust

Declension

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Declension of hjärntrust
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hjärntrust hjärntrusts
definite hjärntrusten hjärntrustens
plural indefinite hjärntruster hjärntrusters
definite hjärntrusterna hjärntrusternas

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