What does consigliere mean?
If you're a fan of the movie series, the character Tom Hagen may have come to mind.The Don's successor and son Michael Corleone dismissed the Corleones' family lawyer because he was not a "wartime consigliere."The word consigliere comes from Italian and has been a part of our language since the 17th century.The use of advisers to the Mafia was first used in a document from the U.S. Senate in 1963.It is often used by a political or financial adviser.
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"Consigliere" can be found in the dictionary at www.merriam-webster.com.1 Jun.2021.
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