A think tank is an organization of research, consultancy and advocacy on public issues. Etimologiei explanation is very sad. ' Tank ' in English means ' vessel ' or ' container '; in the United States during the war ' Locket ' were called rooms in which to discuss military strategy. In 1946, i was told ' think tank ' of an organization of military research and consulting (RAND Corporation, or Research ANd Development Corporation). I could say ' knowledge base ', ' organization ' or ' policy intellectual center '. After the ' 70s phenomenon spread and diversified with regard to types of knowledge in the Moldavian organizations and with regard to their ideological coloraturile.