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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
[quote][i][c=000000]Consigliere (/ ˌ k ɒ n s ɪ l i ˈ ɛər i / KON-sil-ee-AIR-ee, Italian: [konsiʎˈʎɛːre]; plural consiglieri) is a position within the leadership structure of the Sicilian, Calabrian, and [u][b]Italian-American Mafia[/b][/u].The word was popularized in English by the novel The Godfather (1969) and its film adaptation.In the novel, a consigliere is an advisor or counselor to the boss[/c][/i][/quote]