Definition: 1. A conference (usually with someone important). 2. A conference between two or more people to consider a particular question. 3. The act of referring or consulting.
Use 'consultation' in a sentence:
1. Next week he'll be in Florida for consultations with President Mitterrand.
2. The Prime Minister, is holding consultations with his colleagues to finalise the deal.
3. I have convened this consultation for several reasons.
4. Consultation is traditional in the consensual Belgian system of labour relations.
5. There will be a brief consultation.
6. Now the governors en bloc are demanding far more consultation and rights over contractual approval.
7. Consultations are under way.
8. I'm afraid we'll have to reschedule the consultation.
9. The plans were drawn up in consultation with the World Health Organisation.
10. They retired to another room for private consultation.
11. Kyoto is a choice after joint consultation.
12. I value consultation and communication.
13. We are welcoming your price consultation.
14. The problems can be solved through consultation.
15. With such excellent studies available for consultation, it should be easy to avoid the pitfalls.
16. Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment.
17. I have convened this consultation for three further reasons.
19. These rates do not include the charge for obligatory medical consultations.
20. Could you tell us some details about the consultation?
21. Their consultation over, Igel resumed his study of the horizon.
22. A consultation paper has been posted on the Internet inviting input from users.
23. The doctors held a consultation to decide whether an operation was necessary.
24. I profit more from one consultation with you than from ten years of reading.
25. They will hold a consultation about the matter.
26. A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of fees before you decide on a consultation.
27. Urgent ophthalmologic consultation is warranted.
28. Arrangements about the visit are under consultation.
29. The strike was called in protest at the government's lack of consultation with the unions.
30. They believe, for example, that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively, or that decisions must be imposed from above without consultation.
31. It's too soon to write off the whole consultation process as a failure.
32. There will be no local consultation before the new system is introduced next April.
33. I made up my mind to major in English in the future after consultation with my parents and teachers.
34. A: the relevant parties are still having consultation on the issue.
35. Take notes during the consultation as the final written report is very concise.
36. The morning after your arrival, you meet with the resident physician for a private consultation.
37. They had a closet consultation before they reached an agreement.
38. The Government proposed a common retirement age of 63 in a consultation paper published yesterday.
39. In 2002, the US Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology recommended that every postdoctoral researcher put together an IDP in consultation with an adviser.
40. The New Zealand Government has developed a New Zealand Disability Strategy and has embarked on a wide-ranging consultation process.
41. The essence of consultation is to listen to, and take account of, the views of those consulted.
42. There have been extensive consultations between the two countries.
43. The engineer and his son held frequent consultations concerning technical problems.
44. In November 2013, after an unnecessary round of additional consultation, health minister Jane Ellison said the government was minded to proceed after all.
45. A consultation paper has been posted on the Internet inviting input from Net users.
46. David gives the first consultation gratis.
47. There is a large collection of texts available for consultation on-screen.
48. A personal diet plan is devised after a consultation with a nutritionist.
49. The decision was taken after close consultation with local residents.
50. His position does not empower him to cite our views without consultation.
