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
Employees, including security and personal assistants, and Combs’s premier consigliere—a woman named Kristina Khorram, or K.K., a former chief of staff of Combs Enterprises, whom spectators cast as the Ghislaine to Combs’s Epstein—would facilitate his desires and tidy his messes.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Potential future consigliere and lawyer Albert Schner (Rob Reiner) has been meeting with Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) all season about how profitable The Beef sandwich window attached to The Bear has been.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 29 June 2025
Because Gilroy chose to focus on writing future episodes and rarely came to set, Luna served as his consigliere.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 June 2025
That’s just the way that Jon Rosen, one of Smith’s business consiglieres, likes it.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Potential future consigliere and lawyer Albert Schner (Rob Reiner) has been meeting with Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) all season about how profitable The Beef sandwich window attached to The Bear has been.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 29 June 2025
Because Gilroy chose to focus on writing future episodes and rarely came to set, Luna served as his consigliere.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 June 2025
That’s just the way that Jon Rosen, one of Smith’s business consiglieres, likes it.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigliere
Noun
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Here’s what each royal inherited from Queen Elizabeth So, the King’s decision to meet with his youngest son doesn’t just put him in direct opposition to Prince William, but also one of his closest advisors.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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The four incumbents seeking reelection are LoanWorks owner Reynaldo Castillo; Realtor Elnaz Iraj, the board’s vice president; financial adviser AJ Johnson, LJVMA’s president; and The Cottage owner Jason Peaslee.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Someone who’s ready to commit, ready to grind it out and face the issues no consultant or broker would readily admit during the investigative process.—
Rob Lancit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kashyap is professor at the Chicago Booth Business School and a consultant to the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In February, Barnea was replaced as the head of Israel’s negotiating team by Netanyahu confidant Ron Dermer.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was a close confidant of Vance’s, both personally and politically.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Consigliere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigliere. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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