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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

/ ËŒ°ìÉ’²Ô²õɪ²µ±ôɪˈɛə°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a trusted adviser, esp in a criminal organization
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of consigliere1

Italian, from Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô²õ¾±±ô¾±Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ , from consilium advice
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Example Sentences

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

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“You just ended your campaign,†Trump’s consigliere, er, top campaign strategist fired back.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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