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- noun An adviser, especially to a leader of an organized crime syndicate.
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- noun A
counselor oradvisor , especially to Mafia bosses.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Granted, "consigliere" is a term used to describe many political advisors.
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Granted, "consigliere" is a term used to describe many political advisors.
Is That Legal?: Bush vs. Murtha for "Commander in Chief"? 2007
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I find the word consigliere word out of place here..
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These deals are large and complex, requiring a lot more than just a "consigliere" -- a term always used with "The Godfather" playing in the background -- sitting in a dark room plotting with a CEO.
Robert Teitelman: Svengalis, Bankers and the Role of Intermediaries Robert Teitelman 2011
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The person most responsible for Obama's look: Chicago boutique owner Ikram Goldman, the first lady's style "consigliere," who ordered up the Jason Wu inaugural gown and a number of other designer ensembles.
Michelle Obama's "Everyday Icon" style and the other woman behind the clothes The Reliable Source 2011
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He has been called everything from Fenty's godfather to 'consigliere' to 'vice mayor,' a gibe that he is the Richard B. Cheney to Fenty's George W. Bush.
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Is the role of Attorney General to be a corporate 'consigliere' defending the mob bosses in Wall Street, and the political whoring collaborators in Congress and the Oval Office; or is the Attorney General assigned to be the prosecutorial guardian of the Constitution and Bill of Rights?
Jeanine Molloff: Prosecuting WikiLeaks, Assange, and Free Speech v. Eric Holder and a New Sedition Act Jeanine Molloff 2010
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Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal 'consigliere' is passionate about saving our planet and saving our democracy.
Jeanine Molloff: The Great Coal Debate: How Lobbyists Pollute Our Politics 2010
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Noting Murtha's loss for the majority leader job, Novak says that nonetheless, Murtha is a key advisor on Iraq policy to Pelosi with California congressman George Miller -- whom, using a not-so-subtle ethnic slur, he calls Pelosi 's "consigliere," a term dropped into American culture through the movie "The Godfather."
john commented on the word consigliere
"Consigliere (pronounced 'konsiʎˈʎɛ�?ɾe') is the Italian term for an adviser or counsellor. It is derived from the Latin consiliarius, from consilium, 'advice'...
Consigliere entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's Godfather novels and the subsequent films made from them. In these portrayals, the consigliere is an adviser or counselor to a mafia boss, with the additional responsibility of representing the Don in important meetings within the Don's crime family or with other crime families. The consigliere is a close, trusted friend and confidant."
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March 18, 2008
dontcry commented on the word consigliere
"Tom, you know you're not a wartime consigliere.."
May 10, 2008