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
But then Gregory Alan Williams, who plays Gemstone consigliere Martin, pulled him aside to express his gratitude.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 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
But then Gregory Alan Williams, who plays Gemstone consigliere Martin, pulled him aside to express his gratitude.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigliere
Noun
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Her organization trains advisers, offers consulting services, and develops tools to help families prepare the next generations for wealth by openly discussing values and helping offspring define their own futures.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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McMahon has made Meg Kilgannon, who advocates for more Christian leadership in school districts, a top adviser.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Of course, there are layers and layers of planning, zoning and approvals to get through before construction even gets close to beginning, but Penner said the club is working with world-class architects and consultants on designing a potential stadium for the site.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Reports from various consultants were mixed.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Lakeith Stanfield plays Jeff’s one friend and confidant, a military buddy, with Juno Temple as his girlfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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The two were for years each other’s closest confidant.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Consigliere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigliere. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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