- think tank
- nouna company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications• Syn: ↑think factory• Hypernyms: ↑company
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a research institute or organization employed to solve complex problems or predict or plan future developments, as in military, political, or social areas. Also called think factory.[1900-05 for earlier sense "brain"; 1955-60 for current sense]* * *
think tank nounA person or a group of people, usu expert in some field, regarded as a source of ideas and solutions to problems• • •Main Entry: ↑think* * *
a group of people who work together to produce new ideas on a particular subjectThesaurus: groups of people who work togetherhyponym* * *
think tank,Informal. a center or institute for theoretical studies and research in solving problems of society, science, and technology; think factory: »The Urban Institute was set up by the Johnson Administration as a private, nonprofit corporation to serve as the Government's “think tank for research into city problems (New York Times).
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n. a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problemsDerivatives:think tanker n.* * *
noun, pl ⋯ tanks [count]: an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done — called also (US) think factory* * *
a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues•
a study published by a leading economic think tank
Useful english dictionary. 2012.