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 film was written by Vanity Fair’s longtime Trump chronicler Gabriel Sherman and stars Sebastian Stan as the future president and Jeremy Strong as his onetime consigliere Roy Cohn.
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Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This finally earns Eddie the respect of Jack (Harry Goodwins), Susie’s boxer brother and consigliere.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
They are also supposed to serve as the big boss’s consiglieres, advising him on their areas of responsibility.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
The Apprentice Ali Abbasi’s buzzy drama stars Sebastian Stan as the young version of Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his consigliere, Roy Cohn.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 May 2024
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Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This finally earns Eddie the respect of Jack (Harry Goodwins), Susie’s boxer brother and consigliere.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
They are also supposed to serve as the big boss’s consiglieres, advising him on their areas of responsibility.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
The Apprentice Ali Abbasi’s buzzy drama stars Sebastian Stan as the young version of Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his consigliere, Roy Cohn.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigliere
Noun
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An adviser of President Donald Trump has said there will be cuts in the administration of Medicaid to reduce fraud.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Pritzker and disingenuous Democrats slam Trump and his adviser Elon Musk in an attempt to blame them for all that is wrong.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Shockingly, the book is set in a hospital, following Doctor Eitan Rose and his quest to discover what has happened when a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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The utility bankrolled political consultants whose companies propped up ghost candidates in Miami-Dade and elsewhere to confuse voters, split the vote and secure state Senate seats for friendlier legislators.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Eliot Wolf remains in his perch as executive vice president of player personnel, and the team hired Ryan Cowden — a long-time Vrabel confidant — as VP of player personnel.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump's close confidant and billionaire backer Elon Musk has supported a call for the U.S. to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN).—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Consigliere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigliere. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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