Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that advises, such as a person or firm that offers official or professional advice to clients.
- n. An educator who advises students in academic and personal matters.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who gives advice or admonition; also, in a bad sense, one who instigates or persuades. Specifically, in politics, one of the counselors or ministers about a ruler, who may or may not be legally responsible for their superior's official acts. In the United States government the official advisers of the President are the heads of the various departments, collectively called the Cabinet. He requests their opinions in accordance with custom, but not through any provision of the Constitution. In England, until the middle of the seventeenth century, the Privy Council formed the King's executive advisers. This body, greatly enlarged, is now summoned in full only upon extraordinary occasions, and the ordinary advisers of the crown are those members of the ministry who constitute the Cabinet, which is in effect a committee of the Privy Council. The responsibility rests with the ministry, and not with the sovereign. See
cabinet , and privy council, under council.
Wiktionary
- n. One who advises.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who advises.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an expert who gives advice
Etymologies
- to advise + -er (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The ˜adviser™ is simply in a position to supplant the child's choice as to what is best for herself with her own choice as her adviser.”
“Madden, the Romney spokesman, said: I've never met a voter who walked into a voting booth and pulled a lever for a candidate because they have a certain adviser as part of their campaign team.”
Greg Mankiw Steps in it Again, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“And the WH adviser is wrong, we will remember the mess, especially since part of the mess will be the reform itself.”
“As Democrats on Capitol Hill are trying to avoid a brewing intra-party battle over treatment of abortion in health care reform legislation, a top presidential adviser is reiterating that President Obama remains opposed to legislation that contains language preferred by more conservative Democrats in Congress.”
“John McCain's former presidential campaign manager Steve Schmidt is the latest McCain adviser to cry foul over accusations Sarah Palin has penned in her yet to be released memoir "Going Rogue.”
“President Obama's promotion of Thomas E. Donilon on Friday to the post of national security adviser is an acknowledgment that the administration is entering a phase in which domestic political considerations will press more forcefully on foreign policy decisions.”
“Serving as national security adviser is one of the most difficult jobs in government," Obama said.”
The Washington Post: James Jones to step down as national security adviser
“Not every former Bush adviser is so charitable, most notably Karl Rove, who is at the center of an ongoing fight with the Obama White House over midterm campaign funding.”
The Washington Post: Rice will return to White House for private meeting with Obama
“Rice, the former secretary of state and George W. Bush's first national security adviser, is scheduled to hold a private meeting with Obama at 3: 45 p.m.”
The Washington Post: Rice will return to White House for private meeting with Obama
“Partisan tensions are running high, but one top Bush adviser is being welcomed at the White House on Friday: Condoleezza Rice.”
The Washington Post: Rice will return to White House for private meeting with Obama
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Basic English Vocabulary
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qroqqa See advisor for details of etymology and preferences. In a nutshell: BrE somewhat prefers -er, AmE -or, but it's not a simple split. Mar 24, 2009