think-do tank
n.— «Now he runs a consultancy that he described as the first Brussels “think-do tank,” and which rivals say is a lobbying firm masquerading as a research institute.» —“Lobbying Brussels: It’s getting crowded” by Dan Bilefsky in Brussels, Belgium International Herald Tribune (Paris, France) Oct. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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