adviser – noun

1. One who provides rationales for actions already taken by another.

2. One who guesses what another believes and pronounces this on his behalf to the public.

I have plenty of advisers, but I only listen to one of them—the one I take a shower with every morning. --Donald Rumsfeld

time horizon – noun

A deadline that remains equally as far away as when first set, no matter how much time passes.

USAGE: In the area of security cooperation, the President and the Prime Minister agreed that improving conditions should allow for the agreements now under negotiation to include a general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals.

expert – noun

A person with specialized knowledge about a particular subject that qualifies him to opine about anything and everything.

social networking – noun

1. A method for testing one's popularity and status.

2. A means of keeping in contact with friends without having to interact with them.