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Popular name for research foundations,
generally private, that gather experts to
study policy questions and make
recommendations. There are think tanks
representing positions across the political
spectrum, and they are sometimes funded
according to the viewpoints they represent.
In the UK the Central Policy Review Staff, a
consultative body to the government 1970-83,
was known as the Think Tank. It was set up to
provide cabinet ministers with informed
background advice on major policy decisions.