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 lawyer handling Michel’s clemency request is Adam Katz, who has represented Rudy Guiliani in litigation arising from the former New York City mayor turned Trump consigliere’s own legal effort to thwart the 2020 presidential election. Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025 His work as an all-around consigliere over the past few months has been noteworthy: Swarbrick is one of the power players, along with former Disney executives, behind the Project Rudy super-league concept. 21. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025 He's been described as Trump's wartime consigliere. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024 Tonino from Boardwalk Empire — seeing a pattern with the casting here?), Chickie’s former consigliere who switches sides when the beef between the two would-be bosses becomes a line in the sand. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for consigliere
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Noun
  • He was corrected by former White House senior adviser Mike Donilon, who is currently a spring resident fellow at IOP and worked on Biden's reelection campaign.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House Faith Office senior adviser Paula White will also attend.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Vrabel was the Tennessee Titans' head coach from 2018-23 and spent the 2024 season as a consultant with the Cleveland Browns.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Differentiate Coaching From Consulting Coaches must differentiate themselves from consultants.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And as Dave Delgado, the shop teacher who becomes Nancy’s confidant, Gael García Bernal tries to echo Kidman’s bubbly innocence, though he’s also tasked with flare-ups of ugliness that make this approach jarring.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
  • After Lennon’s murder, Sheff developed a friendship with Ono, now 92, and received access to her family, collaborators and confidants.
    Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Consigliere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigliere. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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