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brain truster

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noun

  1. 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

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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