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
For now the permanent government in basketball is three men: Dolan, Leon Rose, and Rose’s consigliere William Wesley.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
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.
—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
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigliere
Noun
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Harold Hamm The oil billionaire and Continental Resources founder has been an informal adviser to Trump on energy issues.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The artisans also had access to a military advisor, Dan Karbler, who was accessible at all times.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Marcus Allen, founder of The Society Archive, who spent 15 years as a stylist and creative consultant, photographed and styled the campaign for the collection.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gus Bartholomew is co-founder of Leafr, the world’s largest marketplace for independent sustainability consultants.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The two play best friends on camera, and Hudson has become one of Song’s closest confidants in real life.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to Deadline, Hubert will play a new character that Hilary (played by Coco Jones) meets and becomes a mentor and confidant to, adding depth to Hilary’s journey and bridging generations of strong Black female characters.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Consigliere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigliere. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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