noun
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a person who advises
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education a person responsible for advising students on academic matters, career guidance, etc
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education a subject specialist who advises heads of schools on current teaching methods and facilities
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If you're an expert who gives advice or offers professional consultations, you can call yourself an adviser. You can have an adviser in many areas — he or she may also be called a consultant. A person who helps you decide what classes to take is called an academic adviser. You may also have a tax adviser to help during an audit or a career adviser to help plan your next steps after college. Whoever you take advice from, be advised that this word is sometimes spelled advisor.
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But most importantly, the chief of staff should be the president’s most trusted adviser, willing to provide an honest assessment and opinion on all the important issues that reach the Resolute Desk.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
“My adviser told me that Bitcoin was too volatile for me to buy, and then I found out that big institutions like his were buying it for themselves,” he said.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Your cousin needs help, from a CFP or financial adviser or, better yet, free legal aid.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Barath’s adviser recommended he put 60% in stocks and 40% in fixed-income investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
His closest friend and security adviser, the barrelchested Ward Hill Lamon, preaches regularly to Lincoln about the need for improved security measures.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Per a Friday report from the New York Times, advisers are urging the president to be more cautious in his blanket statements around AI’s safety.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Mediating disputes among the executive branch’s advisers and officials before they reach the president is also an important part of the job.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Joining as advisers are Optum Financial executive Gabriella Fitzgerald and former Morgan Stanley chief compliance officer Stuart Breslow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Another benefit for older adults: Buying an annuity when rates are high can provide a larger regular payout, advisers said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Jefferson learned that Adams had been battling his Federalist advisers, who opposed a vigorous Jeffersonian presence in the administration.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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