brainchild

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The report evaluated a "Pilot Community Policing Program" which was described as the brainchild of Chief Melekian and received high marks.

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  1. noun An original idea or plan attributed to a person or group.

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  • Babaian's latest brainchild, the Elbrus III, relies on primitive Russian semiconductor chips with a factor of 1,000 times fewer transistors than the best chips in the West. —  Omni: April 1993
  • Ketcham's brainchild has been the subject of a hit network TV series, starring Jay North, which ran from 1959 to 1963, and still appears on stations around the country.
  • That said, I also have trouble believing that Sam Walton's brainchild is the equivalent of LexCorp. —  Investopedia.com Headlines
  • Hawking is well known to have bet $100 that Higgs 'boson brainchild, the so-called "god particle", doesn't exist. —  The Register
  • They are now seeking to raise one billion dollars from private equity firms to re-claim their brainchild, the New York Times reported Friday, citing several people familiar to the matter. eBay would be looking to sell the phone service for at least 1.7 billion dollars, the daily reported. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
 

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