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Synonyms for brain trust


Grammar : Noun
Spell : breyn-truhst
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪnˌtrʌst



Définition of brain trust

Origin :
  • occasionally used since early 1900s, it became current in 1933, in reference to the intellectuals gathered by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as advisors; from brain (n.) + trust (n.).
  • noun board of advisers
Example sentences :
  • The brain trust, of course, also works on luring away the competitor's customers to their product.
  • Extract from : « Subversive » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • Hell, Lance, this is the sort of stuff the brain trust pays us bonuses for.
  • Extract from : « The Women-Stealers of Thrayx » by Fox B. Holden

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