as in adviser
a person who gives advice especially professionally
the President's trusted consigliere and chief political strategist
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Recent Examples of consigliere
What’s needed is a Collector’s Office—a hybrid of estate planner, asset manager, curator, and consigliere—designed for the collector, by professionals who know the territory.
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Groupthink likewise explains why the recollection of presidential consigliere Miller was enough to make a decision and end debate in the Signal chat scandal.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Each version suffers from the absence of Robert Duvall’s consigliere Tom Hagan and Michael Corleone’s godawful Tony Bennett joke.
—Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
In Yellowstone, Sheridan’s idea of a female heroine is Beth (Kelly Reilly), John Dutton’s daughter and wartime consigliere.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Groupthink likewise explains why the recollection of presidential consigliere Miller was enough to make a decision and end debate in the Signal chat scandal.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Each version suffers from the absence of Robert Duvall’s consigliere Tom Hagan and Michael Corleone’s godawful Tony Bennett joke.
—Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
In Yellowstone, Sheridan’s idea of a female heroine is Beth (Kelly Reilly), John Dutton’s daughter and wartime consigliere.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigliere
Noun
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Musk, though a frequent presence in the West Wing, was technically an unpaid adviser.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The university in 2023 held an Influencers Bootcamp, a two-day event hosting faculty and advisers from schools around the country, HBCUs included, to learn more about the program and potential careers in the industry.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Credited as a technical consultant, Bright recommended more closeups during a scene in which Gina Gershon, as a hot plumber named Corky, fixes Jennifer Tilly’s sink.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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China controls up to 70% of global rare-earth mining, 85% of refining capacity and about 90% of rare-earth metal alloy and magnet production, says consultants AlixPartners.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The chief negotiator was Carlos Marroquín, a former rap artist and confidant of the president.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 June 2025
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Longtime county public information director Danny Diehl, a close confidant of Diorio’s, retired earlier this year.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2025
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“Consigliere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigliere. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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