consigliere
noun
con·sig·li·e·re
| \ kōn-(ˌ)sil-ˈye-re
, -ˈyer-ē; kän-(ˌ)si-glē-ˈye-rā
, -rē, -ˈyer\
, -ˈyer-ē; kän-(ˌ)si-glē-ˈye-rā
, -rē, -ˈyer\
plural consiglieri\ kōn-(ˌ)sil-ˈyer-ē
; kän-(ˌ)si-glē-ˈye-rē \
also consiglieres
; kän-(ˌ)si-glē-ˈye-rē \
also consiglieres
Definition of consigliere
: a person who serves as an adviser or counselor to the leader of a criminal organization
the consigliere of a Mafia family I remember both the book and movie [The Godfather] portrayed a sitdown of the dons. Everything was fine except for one thing—Don Corleone had an Irish consigliere. It could never happen.— Vincent Teresa
also
: someone (such as a powerful political consultant) who is being likened in some way to such an adviser
He played a key role in his dad's 1988 campaign, acting as the family consigliere and learning the arts of war from the late Republican strategist Lee Atwater. — David Hume Kennerly Bruce Lindsey has always been the most trusted White House consigliere, the go-to guy for putting fires out swiftly—and discreetly. — John Engen