consigliere

noun

kōn-(ˌ)sil-ˈye-re How to pronounce consigliere (audio)
Definition of consiglierenext
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 Chase created Silvio Dante, Tony's right-hand man and a consigliere in the DiMeo crime family. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 Don Pat cannot do what ultimately needs to be done, a slow rebuild, so the family is handed off to son Nick Arison with Pat Riley serving as consigliere. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 But having hack comedian and manosphere consigliere Bert Kreischer introduce the teams? — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 College sports at the very least needs a wartime consigliere. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consigliere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigliere
  1. adviser
  2. consultant
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  • JPMorgan making billions of dollars of direct investments in nascent companies is a departure from its usual role as a lender and advisor.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • And the fourth was about how Bush’s advisers fought bitterly and were split on economic policy.
    — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of adviser
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  • Mandell’s wife, Elizabeth Heller Mandell, a gallery owner, nonprofit consultant and arts patron from a prominent California family, predeceased him, leaving him in a position to extend her philanthropic work.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • James Reeve, a Saudi macro consultant who formerly worked as a senior director for the Saudi Public Investment Fund, told me that foreign investments already made in Saudi are unlikely to be reversed in the near term.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of consultant

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