brain ‧ pow ‧ er BrE AmE , ˈbrain power /ˈbreɪnpaʊə $ -paʊr/ noun [uncountable]
1 . intelligence, or the ability to think:
A lot of brainpower went into solving the problem.
2 . educated intelligent people who have special skills, especially in science, considered as a group:
the country’s shortage of scientific brainpower