think tank

English

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Alternative forms

• thinktank
• think-tank

Etymology

From think + tank.

Noun

think tank (plural think tanks)

1. (idiomatic) 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.

Translations

group producing research and recommendations

• Arabic: خلية تفكير (ar) (khalíyyat tafkiir) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 智囊團 (cmn), 智囊团 (cmn) (zhìnángtuán), 智庫 (cmn), 智库 (cmn) (zhìkù)

• Danish: tænketank (da) c
• Esperanto: pensfabriko (eo)
• Finnish: aivoriihi (fi), ajatushautomo (fi), ajatusmylly (fi)
• French: groupe de réflexion (fr) m, laboratoire d’idées (fr) m
• German: Denkfabrik (de) f
• Greek: δεξαμενή σκέψης (el) (dexamení sképsis) f

• Icelandic: hugveita (is) f
• Japanese: シンクタンク (ja) (shinkutanku)
• Kurdish:

  Kurmanji: ramanxane (ku) f

• Russian: мозговой трест (ru) (mozgovój trest) m, мозговой центр (ru) (mozgovój centr) m, фабрика идей (ru) (fábrika idéj) f, аналитический центр (ru) (analitíčeskij centr) m
• Spanish: tanque de pensamiento (es) m
• Swedish: tankesmedja (sv)
• Turkish: beyin takımı (tr)
• Ukrainian: аналітичний центр (uk) (analitýčnyj centr) m

See also

• brain trust, brains trust