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
The press-averse Bracey, who declined to speak for this article, is described as a sort of consigliere to Bieber by several people who’ve interacted with him.
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Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigliere
Noun
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The first meeting of new vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrapped up Thursday after days of discussions that rankled mainstream scientists, public health experts and major medical associations.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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Then again, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner served as senior White House advisers during Trump’s first administration.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Bass, 44, a pilot and airline consultant, gradually improved the delivery schedules, and Federal began to come out of its tailspin.—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Alana starred in 2021’s Licorice Pizza, Este served as a music consultant for the second season of HBO’s The White Lotus, and Danielle continued to collaborate outside of the group with artists including Bon Iver.—
Taylor Mims,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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He is attended and aided by his faithful manservant, Graham, and sometimes assisted by another confidant, Dr. Thomas McConnell.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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Musk campaigned with Trump shortly after his first assassination attempt and quickly became one of his closest confidants.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
6 June 2025
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“Consigliere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigliere. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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