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brain truster

American

noun

a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.

Etymology

Origin of brain truster

First recorded in 1930–35; brain trust + -er ¹

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More influential than any brain truster of Franklin Roosevelt, Colonel House never held an elective office.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Walter Reuther, the auto workers' brain truster: full production, full employment and full distribution depend on keeping wages at their present level.

From Time Magazine Archive

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