think tank
noun
: an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice
an information technology think tank
… was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.—
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Costco is perhaps the most prominent example: Its board of directors unanimously opposed a proposal by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, for the wholesaler to publish a report on the risks of its DEI policies.
—Russell Leung, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Before serving in Trump’s administration, Vought was the former vice president of the Heritage Action for America, the sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that created a sweeping and controversial policy blueprint known as Project 2025.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Poll on abolishing the Education Department Sixty-one percent of likely voters are somewhat or strongly opposed to an executive order seeking to abolish the Department of Education, according to a new poll from Data for Progress, a left-leaning think tank and polling firm.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
The Hudson Institute, a U.S. think tank, warned in a report that China has been building the capabilities to destroy and paralyze an opponent's aircraft on the ground to seize air dominance; the unhardened U.S. military airfields are highly vulnerable to attacks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Russell Leung, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Before serving in Trump’s administration, Vought was the former vice president of the Heritage Action for America, the sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that created a sweeping and controversial policy blueprint known as Project 2025.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Poll on abolishing the Education Department Sixty-one percent of likely voters are somewhat or strongly opposed to an executive order seeking to abolish the Department of Education, according to a new poll from Data for Progress, a left-leaning think tank and polling firm.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
The Hudson Institute, a U.S. think tank, warned in a report that China has been building the capabilities to destroy and paralyze an opponent's aircraft on the ground to seize air dominance; the unhardened U.S. military airfields are highly vulnerable to attacks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Think tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20tank. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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