consigliere

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consigliere

/kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/ US
/kɑn.sɪl.iˈɛɹ.i/ US
/koʊn-/ US
/kɑn.sɪɡ.liˈɛɹ.eɪ/ US

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Borrowed from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio (“advice", counsel”), from Latin cōnsilium (“council”).

Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them.

noun consiglieri · consiglieres

A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses. Tom, I advised Michael. I never thought you were a bad consigliere. I thought Santino was a bad Don, rest in peace. Michael has all my confidence as do you. But there are reasons why you must have nothing to do with what's going to happen.

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@misc{consigliere_2026,
  title = {consigliere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consigliere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}