| adviser | | |
| n. (person) | 1. adviser, advisor, consultant | an expert who gives advice.; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" |
| ~ amicus curiae, friend of the court | an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest. |
| ~ authority | an expert whose views are taken as definitive.; "he is an authority on corporate law" |
| ~ backroom boy, brain truster | an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status. |
| ~ beauty consultant | someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance. |
| ~ counselor, counsellor | someone who gives advice about problems. |
| ~ agricultural agent, county agent, extension agent | an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics. |
| ~ fashion consultant, fashionmonger | someone who advises you about fashionable clothing. |
| ~ investment adviser, investment advisor | someone who advises others how to invest their money. |
| ~ management consultant | adviser to business about efficient management practices. |
| ~ media consultant, media guru | someone who advises about the use of communication media. |
| ~ military adviser, military advisor | a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation. |
| ~ security consultant | an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries. |
| ~ starets | a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| ~ tipster, tout | one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack). |
| advise | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ dissuade, deter | turn away from by persuasion.; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| ~ admonish, monish, warn, discourage | admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" |
| ~ tip off, tip | give insider information or advise to.; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" |
| ~ misadvise, misguide | give bad advice to. |
| ~ propound | put forward, as of an idea. |
| ~ consult | advise professionally.; "The professor consults for industry" |
| ~ contraindicate | make a treatment inadvisable. |
| v. (communication) | 2. advise, apprise, apprize, give notice, notify, send word | inform (somebody) of something.; "I advised him that the rent was due" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 3. advise, propose, suggest | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| ~ advocate, recommend, urge | push for something.; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" |
| ~ advance, throw out | bring forward for consideration or acceptance.; "advance an argument" |
| ~ proposition | suggest sex to.; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" |
| ~ feed back | respond to a query or outcome. |
| ~ put forward, posit, state, submit | put before.; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" |
| ~ make a motion, move | propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| counsel | | |
| n. (person) | 1. advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader | a lawyer who pleads cases in court. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ attorney, lawyer | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice. |
| n. (communication) | 2. counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| ~ road map, guideline | a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action.; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ career counseling | counseling on career opportunities. |
| ~ cynosure | something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners).; "let faith be your cynosure to walk by" |
| ~ genetic counseling | guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children. |
| ~ marriage counseling | counseling on marital problems and disagreements. |
| ~ confidential information, steer, tip, hint, wind, lead | an indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
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