Antonyms for advisors
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ad-vahy-zer |
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈvaɪ zər |
Definition of advisors
Origin :- 1610s, agent noun from advise (v.). Meaning "military person sent to help a government or army in a foreign country" is recorded from 1915. Alternative form, Latinate advisor, is perhaps a back-formation from advisory.
- noun person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps
- noun guide
- Here are my advisors; here my trusty, never-tiring assistants.
- Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore
- The head of Business and Manufacturing declined to bring any of his advisors.
- Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
- Candar strode from the room followed by the marshals, the advisors, the interpreters.
- Extract from : « Evil Out of Onzar » by Mark Ganes
- Dr. Morris, whom we all know as the dean of northern nut culture, is a member of our Board of Advisors.
- Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association
- And Mary was surrounded with advisors who were even more fanatical and cruel than the Queen herself.
- Extract from : « A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines » by Clayton Edwards
- Alexis was a kind-hearted man, but preferred to leave the arduous duties of governing the Russian State to his advisors.
- Extract from : « A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines » by Clayton Edwards
- Dulaq stood in the midst of a group of advisors before the looming impersonality of the machine.
- Extract from : « The Dueling Machine » by Benjamin William Bova
- The prime minister's face suddenly hardened; his advisors lapsed into a respectful silence.
- Extract from : « The Dueling Machine » by Benjamin William Bova
- The President and his advisors would not allow the Whigs to vote alone for supplies.
- Extract from : « Lincoln, the Politician » by T. Aaron Levy
- William, like most English sovereigns before him, had chosen his advisors from among all parties.
- Extract from : « The Story of Mankind » by Hendrik Van Loon
Synonyms for advisors
- adviser
- aide
- attorney
- authority
- backseat driver
- buttinski
- clubhouse lawyer
- coach
- confidant
- consultant
- counsel
- counselor
- director
- doctor
- Dutch uncle
- expert
- friend
- guide
- helper
- instructor
- judge
- kibitzer
- lawyer
- mentor
- monitor
- partner
- priest
- quarterback
- referee
- righthand man
- righthand person
- second-guesser
- teacher
- tipster
- tout
- tutor
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