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
Fanny	['fæni]
Pliny	PLIN-ee (English)	History
Eskandar	-	Persian
Kleopatros	-	Ancient Greek
Smiley	['smaili]
Gordan	GOR-dahn (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian