Today I read in the news that faculty members of Southern Methodist University in Dallas oppose the idea of having Bush library there. It says there: "Some professors have complained that the combined library, museum and think tank would celebrate a presidency that unnecessarily took the country into a war." What is a "think tank" here?
2007-01-12 12:00:52 · 5 answers · asked by dolempap 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A think tank is an organization, institute, corporation, or group that conducts research, typically funded by governmental and commercial clients, in the areas of social or political strategy, technology, and armament.
2007-01-12 12:05:22 · answer #1 · answered by Shayna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A group formed by some intellectuals to produce good ideas about given policy points.
2007-01-12 20:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In laymans' terms its a group of super-smart people gathered together to solve problems or invent useful things.
2007-01-12 21:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an organisation of like-minded people who write high-brow articles espousing their views.
2007-01-12 20:08:57 · answer #4 · answered by Cardinal Rule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-12 20:10:09 · answer #5 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋