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the Council of Economic Advisers

 
 
noun

Definition

ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT a group of economic experts who are chosen by the President of the United States and approved by the Senate to give advice about the economy: The Council of Economic Advisers is charged with offering the President objective economic advice on both domestic and international economic policy.
(Definition of the Council of Economic Advisers noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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