think tank

noun

a 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]

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think tank noun

A person or a group of people, usu expert in some field, regarded as a source of ideas and solutions to problems

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Main Entry: ↑think

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think tank UK US noun [countable] [singular think tank plural think tanks]

a group of people who work together to produce new ideas on a particular subject

Thesaurus: groups of people who work together_hyponym

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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 problems

Derivatives:

think tanker n.

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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

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ˈthink tank [think tank] noun

a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues

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a study published by a leading economic think tank