a think-tank

a group of people established by a government or organization in order to advise them on particular subjects and to suggest ideas The pamphlet was published by the Adam Smith Institute, a right-wing think-tank. Loren Thompson is a military analyst at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute, a new Washington think-tank.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dunlap	['dunlæp]
Garaile	-	Basque
Pipin	-	Ancient Germanic
Wischard	-	Old Norman
Bratoslav	-	Medieval Slavic
Anatoli	ah-nah-TO-leey	Russian, Ukrainian