adviser
noun
Peggy NoonanSidney BlumenthalAndrew ChaikinLaurence A. Marschall
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What's the difference between adviser and advisor?
Adviser or advisor? It doesn't matter what your computer's spellcheck tells you, adviser and advisor are both correct. Although there is enough overlap between these two words that they are generally considered simply to be different ways to spell the same word, there are some cases in which one tends to be used more often than the other. Some people feel that advisor is more formal, and it tends to be found more often when applied to official positions, such as an advisor to a president. When referring to someone who is serving in a military role, especially when using the term as a euphemism (as when claiming that troops are actually military advisers), then adviser is somewhat more common.
Examples of adviser in a Sentence
Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
But the courts move slowly and Trump has not shied away from criticizing judges, nor has his adviser, businessman Elon Musk, who has publicly called for some judges to face impeachment for rulings that have slowed or stopped Trump's efforts to remake the federal government.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The drastic cuts have been orchestrated by the Department of Government Efficiency, run by top White House adviser Elon Musk.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Musk's comment about Meyer highlights the complications around the billionaire serving as a senior adviser to the president while maintaining corporate executive roles.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Adviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adviser. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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