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also advisor
as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally
our financial adviser had some words of caution about buying a second home
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Recent Examples of adviser
Emanuel was a senior adviser to the president for nearly six years in Bill Clinton’s administration.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
That stands in contrast with his first term, when at times advisers sought to talk him out of drastic actions.
—Catherine Lucey, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
We're joined by CBS News cyber contributor Chris Krebs, who ran CISA in the first Trump administration, and Ben Buchanan, who advised President Biden and is now a professor at Johns Hopkins and an adviser to Anthropic.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
That stands in contrast with his first term, when at times advisers sought to talk him out of drastic actions.
—Catherine Lucey, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
We're joined by CBS News cyber contributor Chris Krebs, who ran CISA in the first Trump administration, and Ben Buchanan, who advised President Biden and is now a professor at Johns Hopkins and an adviser to Anthropic.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adviser
consultant
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The Newsom administration has attempted creative efforts to shrink CDCR’s budget, such as hiring outside consultants to find operations efficiencies, but those endeavors have resulted in less savings than initially anticipated.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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However, during a recent City Council meeting, City Administrator Mike Brungardt said that city staff is looking at incorporating regulations around lower noise levels in its noise ordinance and working with consultants to study new setbacks needed for data center development.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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“Adviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adviser. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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