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brains trust n
1. a group of knowledgeable people who discuss topics in public or on radio or television 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called brain trust US a group of experts who advise the government Translations brains trust How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The philosophies
Las Vegas
-based casino companies have for housing their corporate brain trusts are as varied as the companies themselves. On the one hand, a good filing system will help, not hinder, spontaneity, as David Allen, one of this column's governing deities, says - when your brain trusts you'll be able to find things when you need them, you let go of trying to keep a mental handle on where everything is, freeing your head for creativity. He dazzled them with knowledge he dug up on sports, the civil rights movement, the 1950s and, most notably, how JFK's and LBJ's brain trusts were too smart to win in Vietnam. |
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