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braintrust

braintrust is the alternative spelling of brain trust.

Meaning of brain trust

Noun

brain trust (plural brain trusts)

  1. (US) Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally.
  2. (more recently) Any group of experts assembled to give advice.

Forms of braintrust

pluralbraintrusts

Questions about braintrust

What is braintrust the alternative spelling of?
Braintrust is the alternative spelling of brain trust.

Words near braintrust in the dictionary

  1. braintapes
  2. brainteaser
  3. brainteasers
  4. brainteasing
  5. Braintree
  6. braintrust
  7. braintrusts
  8. brainward
  9. brainwash
  10. brainwashable
  11. brainwashed

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