brainpower
nounUK /ˈbɹeɪnˌpaʊə/ · US /ˈbɹeɪnˌpaʊ.ɚ/
Etymology From brain + power.
1
Usually Mental ability; intelligence.
- He applied his brainpower to the problem.
2
Idiomatic, Usually Intelligent people considered or regarded as a group.
- I suspect the think tank lacks the brainpower to function effectively.
- “Brainpower rankings usually identify the usual suspects: college towns like Boston, Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay area. And to be sure, these places generally have the highest per capita education levels.”2014 April 3, Joel Kotkin, “America's New Brainpower Cities”, in Forbes: