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THINK-TANK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Committees and Boards (Admin.)
- Management Operations (General)
- Scientific Research
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- think tank
1, record 1, English, think%20tank
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- think-tank 2, record 1, English, think%2Dtank
correct
- think factory 3, record 1, English, think%20factory
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] group involved in researching and solving difficult, interdisciplinary problems, the solutions to which often affect public policy. 4, record 1, English, - think%20tank
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comités et commissions (Admin.)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
- Recherche scientifique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe de réflexion
1, record 1, French, groupe%20de%20r%C3%A9flexion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laboratoire d'idées 2, record 1, French, laboratoire%20d%27id%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
- laboratoire de pensée 3, record 1, French, laboratoire%20de%20pens%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- cellule de réflexion 4, record 1, French, cellule%20de%20r%C3%A9flexion
correct, feminine noun
- cercle de réflexion 5, record 1, French, cercle%20de%20r%C3%A9flexion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe de personnes chargées de réfléchir sur des projets à long terme et d'analyser la stratégie à adopter en vue de leur réalisation. 3, record 1, French, - groupe%20de%20r%C3%A9flexion
Record 1, Key term(s)
- laboratoire d'idée
- laboratoire de pensées
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comités y juntas (Admón.)
- Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
- Investigación científica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- laboratorio de ideas
1, record 1, Spanish, laboratorio%20de%20ideas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- grupo de reflexión 2, record 1, Spanish, grupo%20de%20reflexi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] grupo de expertos que se reúne para reflexionar o investigar sobre asuntos de relevancia [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - laboratorio%20de%20ideas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
laboratorio de ideas; grupo de reflexión: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la expresión "laboratorio de ideas" es preferible al anglicismo "think tank" [...] De acuerdo con la base de datos terminológica de la Unión Europea (IATE), "think tank" puede traducirse como "laboratorio de ideas" o "grupo de reflexión". 2, record 1, Spanish, - laboratorio%20de%20ideas
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