consigliere

[kawn-see-lye-re]

noun

Italian.

plural

consiglieri 

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

Facey acted as consigliere to Sanchez and, after his law license was suspended in February, became a drug dealer himself, prosecutors wrote in a motion seeking to jail the attorney pending a trial.

From Los Angeles Times

She is Roberts’ manager and consigliere, and the pairing has paid off nicely.

From Los Angeles Times

The scene inside the building today was very much real life, but the dramatic stakes were something straight out of cinema: the consigliere turning on his boss, the underling exacting revenge on the master.

From BBC

It is often the consigliere who brings down the boss — but never before has the crime boss in such a case been a former president of the United States.

From Salon

When you have the consiglieres or attorneys starting to flip and offer their cooperation with the government prosecutors, you know that the organization is full of holes and starting to sink.

From Salon