Definition of Brain drain

1. Noun. Depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel.

Generic synonyms: Drain

Definition of Brain drain

1. Noun. The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brain Drain

brain cicatrix
brain cloud
brain concussion
brain congestion
brain contusion
brain coral
brain corals
brain cramp
brain damage
brain damages
brain dead
brain death
brain disease
brain disorder
brain doctor
brain drain
brain drains
brain dump
brain dumps
brain fag
brain farm
brain fever
brain freeze
brain freezes
brain gain
brain herniation
brain injury
brain iron

Literary usage of Brain drain

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"He also professed himself "more than happy to turn over the brain drain: Fewer ... Brommer was part of the brain drain. Yet now Brommer is back in ..."

2. Migration and the Labour Market in Asia: Recent Trends and Policies by Nihon Rōdō Kyōkai (2003)
"A brain drain? While destination countries have increased their intake of the highly ... The so-called "brain drain" has tended to be seen as negative for ..."

3. International Mobility of the Highly Skilled by Oecd (2002)
"... brain drain AMONG YOUNG PhDs: MIRAGE OR REALITY? by Introduction Daniel Martinelli Cereq, France As part of its work for France's Observatoire National ..."

4. Fatal Indifference: The G8, Africa and Global Health by Ronald Labonte (2004)
"Will this really lead to reversing the brain drain as currently experienced? Actions related to above objectives are as follows (NEPAD, para. ..."

5. Policy Implications of International Graduate Students and Postdoctoral by National Research Council (U. S.), National Academies Press (U.S.) (2005)
"RISING MOBILITY AND brain drain Students have been leaving their home countries in search of academic opportunities abroad for thousands of years.15 For ..."

6. A New World of Knowledge: Canadian Universities and Globalizationby Sheryl Bond, Jean-Pierre Lemasson by Sheryl Bond, Jean-Pierre Lemasson (1999)
"226 F brain drain and elitism Two other issues that deserves mention are the phenomena of brain drain and elitism. These do not have the same importance ..."

7. Trends in International Migration by Publishing Oecd Publishing (2004)
"Perspectives on the brain drain in Southern Africa, Africa Institute of South Africa, 400 pp. MEYER, JB, BROWN, M. and KAPLAN, D. (2000), "Assessing the ..."

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