They are the brain trust.
Liberals and conservatives alike viewed the creation of a large brain trust of internationally oriented political scientists and economists as an urgent national priority.
Participants argued that a large brain trust of internationally oriented political scientists and economists was an urgent national priority.
Yet this is not a university rather it is a brain trust of applied experience that will help us to address the five other strategic themes.
The term is occasionally also used metaphorically to refer to renunciation of a non-religious belief or cause, such as a political party, brain trust, or a sports team.