advisers

People who guide

Advisers are people who give guidance or recommendations, especially in a professional capacity.

A financial adviser helps with investments, a political adviser shapes campaign strategy.

The spelling adviser and advisor are interchangeable, though adviser is more traditional.

She consulted her advisers before making the decision.

consultant

analyst

One who examines systematically

professional · counsel · expert · strategist · board · committee · services · expertise · recommendations · assessment

political

cabinet

Enclosed storage furniture

appointee · briefing · policymaker · diplomat · envoy · secretary · chancellor · lobbyist · insider · counsel

legal

counsel

Expert guidance offered

amicus · litigation · defense · prosecution · judiciary · testimony · settlement · appellate · advocate · paralegal

mentor

coach

One who instructs

  • tutorIndividual instruction provider
  • guideLeader or instruction book
  • teacherOne who instructs others

instructor · trainer · guru · sage · sensei · elder · confidant · preceptor · counselor · shepherd

spiritual

elder

Senior figure of authority

  • imamMuslim religious guide
  • rabbiJewish spiritual leader
  • priestOne who performs sacraments

pastor · shaman · guru · sage · confessor · chaplain · monk · swami · oracle · diviner

financial

planner

Agenda for scheduling

wealth · investment · retirement · estate · tax · actuary · underwriter · trustee · assets · diversification

Categories
Opposites
role in decision-making

advisersdecision-makers

Those with choosing power

executives · principals · deciders · leaders · commanders

direction of guidance

advisersadvisees

Those being counseled

pupils · mentees · students · protégés · apprentices

relationship to expertise

adviserssubordinates

Those ranked below

followers · implementers · executors · foot soldiers · rank and file

Phrases
Family

advise, advised, adviser, advises, advisement, unadvised, advisee, misadvise, misadvised

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G