consultation
Pluralconsultations
- 1A meeting with an expert, like a doctor, to get help or advice.
Like making a time to see someone who can help, the way you visit a doctor when you feel sick.
She booked a consultation with the dentist about her sore tooth.
After the consultation, the doctor told him to rest for a week.
Similarappointment, session, meeting, consult
- 2A meeting where people share information and give each other advice.
Like a meeting where everyone brings their ideas and shares them.
The town held a public consultation about the new park.
Staff joined a consultation to share ideas about the new schedule.
Similarmeeting, conference, discussion, talk, dialogue
- 3The act of asking someone for advice or information.
Like asking someone who knows more before you make a choice.
The team made the decision only after careful consultation.
They changed the plan after consultation with the parents.
Similardiscussion, dialogue, deliberation, conferral
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Origin
It comes from Latin "consultatio," which reached English through Middle French. It is made from "consult" plus "-ation."