Brain trust

A brain trust refers to a group of smart advisers. The term evokes the era of trusts in the United States, which were institutions that controlled production of certain products (such as oil or steel). A brain trust thus refers to a group of advisers who control the intellectual and creative aspects of an organization.

Brains Trust in U.S. history

In U.S. history, the term "brains trust" was used to describe the group of advisers that President Franklin D. Roosevelt assembled to help him develop policies and legislation to address the Great Depression. The