Brain Drain Definition
noun
The loss of skilled intellectual and technical labor through the movement of such labor to more favorable geographic, economic, or professional environments.
American Heritage
The departure from a country, industry, etc. of a large number of educated or experienced people who have better career opportunities elsewhere.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Brain Drain
Noun
Singular:
brain drain
Plural:
brain-drainsOrigin of Brain Drain
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Spokesmen for the Royal Society of London first coined the expression “brain drain” to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada in the early 1950s.
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