consigliere

[ kawn-see-lye-re ]

noun

, Italian.

, plural con·si·glie·ri [kawn-see-, lye, -, r, ee].

1. a member of a criminal organization or syndicate who serves as an adviser to the leader.

consigliere

/ ˌkɒnsɪglɪˈɛərɪ /

noun

1. a trusted adviser, esp in a criminal organization

Word History and Origins

Origin of consigliere¹

Italian, from Latin consiliārius , from consilium advice

Example Sentences

It seemed only a matter of time before the consulting firms would usurp agencies to become the consigliere to some of the largest advertisers.

From Digiday

Specifically publishers are seeing an opportunity to play consigliere to clients as their new agencies get up to speed.

From Digiday

The Corleone family consigliere Tom Hagen suddenly materializes, and tells a shaken Geary that the incident will be taken care of.

From The Daily Beast

Sam Bungey on why the media family needs a true consigliere.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, what the family is getting is less Corleone consigliere, more Fredo Corleone rat.

From The Daily Beast

News of the World shuttered, consigliere Les Hinton and the BSkyB deal over—can Rupert still prevail as he always has in the past?

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Donilon had extensive experience in the State Department as top consigliere to Secretary of State Warren Christopher.

From The Daily Beast