Word family noun consultation consultancy consultant consulting adjective consultative consulting verb consult
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconsultativecon‧sul‧ta‧tive /kənˈsʌltətɪv/ AWL adjective [usually before noun] ADVISEproviding advice and suggesting solutions to problems a consultative documentExamples from the Corpus
consultative• The consultative committee will include representatives from all areas of the company.• Now Mr Fallon is preparing a consultative document so the Churches can comment before the new rules for capital funding are finalised.• In addition to examining ways to generate resources it would act as a consultative group linking potential donors and beneficiaries.• In her Diaries, Mrs Castle described the mood at her office on the morning after the consultative paper appeared.• Staff were asked to distribute the consultative paper to members for views and comments.• All were aspects considered and dismissed by the Institute in its consultative paper. 