consultation
noun
con·sul·ta·tion
ˌkän(t)-səl-ˈtā-shən 
1
: council, conference
specifically
: a deliberation between physicians on a case or its treatment
Her doctor called in a heart specialist for consultation.
2
: the act of consulting or conferring
met with his physician for regular consultation and examination
Synonyms
Examples of consultation in a Sentence
Many accountants offer a free consultation before charging for their work.
After a series of consultations with doctors, a date for the operation was set.
The group had a series of consultations with members of Congress.
The town decided to close the park without any consultation with town residents.
After consultation with the judge, lawyers decided to drop the case.
Consultation of city records confirms that she lived there in the 1950s.
Several dictionaries are available for consultation.
a quick consultation of the city records
Recent Examples on the Web
However, after less than a week, the online consultations were paused and public meetings canceled.
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David Cox, WIRED, 13 Apr. 2024
The war has provided an opening for the Islamic Republic to resume a formal role in pan-Muslim and cross-regional consultations.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The consultations are offered through a third-party company that connects passengers with U.S.-based psychiatrists (the company did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment).
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
At a meeting delayed by protest, the council narrowly voted against consultation and in favor of repair.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
This line of close consultation reveals the Achilles’ heel of global corporations: the web of competition rules and antitrust sanctions in various states.
—Jaemin Lee, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
The process often involves lengthy consultations with multiple Native nations, archival research and curatorial work that can involve going through boxes of funerary objects.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Nearly 600,000 people have received emergency food parcels and almost 3.6 million patient consultations have been provided at health centres and points, the agency said.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The pharmacy has been expanded with more aisles, five drop-off and pickup bays and a private consultation room.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
David Cox, WIRED, 13 Apr. 2024
The war has provided an opening for the Islamic Republic to resume a formal role in pan-Muslim and cross-regional consultations.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The consultations are offered through a third-party company that connects passengers with U.S.-based psychiatrists (the company did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment).
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
At a meeting delayed by protest, the council narrowly voted against consultation and in favor of repair.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
This line of close consultation reveals the Achilles’ heel of global corporations: the web of competition rules and antitrust sanctions in various states.
—Jaemin Lee, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
The process often involves lengthy consultations with multiple Native nations, archival research and curatorial work that can involve going through boxes of funerary objects.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Nearly 600,000 people have received emergency food parcels and almost 3.6 million patient consultations have been provided at health centres and points, the agency said.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The pharmacy has been expanded with more aisles, five drop-off and pickup bays and a private consultation room.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
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consultation
noun
con·sul·ta·tion
ˌkän(t)-səl-ˈtā-shən
1
: a discussion between doctors on a case or its treatment
2
: the act of consulting
Medical Definition
consultation
noun
con·sul·ta·tion
ˌkän(t)-səl-ˈtā-shən
: a deliberation between physicians on a case or its treatment
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