think tank
/ˈθɪŋk ˌtæŋk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A group of people who collectively perform research and develop reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporate, government, or special interests.
Example Sentences
- "Why don't we take a leaf out of the government's book and have a think tank?"
- "As 1965 drew to a close a secret research project for the United States Department of Defense was concluded by a ‘think-tank’ of seven psychologists at the American Institute for Research, in the Maryland woods outside Washington, DC."
- "“Who could believe that the head of a think tank doesn’t think?” said Charles Jacobs, the president of the Jewish Leadership Project, which resigned from a Heritage Foundation task force meant to fight antisemitism after Mr. [Kevin D.] Roberts’s video was released."
- "Slade’s eyes, china blue and menacing, held hers for an instant, then he turned again to her father and completed his sentence, “or else I think I know a stunt that will speed up your work . . . something that will make your think-tank bubble a bit faster. And if it don’t, then you’ll learn something about Hoppy Slade that you didn’t know before. Go to bed and sleep on that!”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθɪŋk ˌtæŋk/
- British English: /ˈθɪŋk ˌtæŋk/