consultative
adjective
con·sul·ta·tive
kən-ˈsəl-tə-tiv 
ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌtā-tiv
ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌtā-tiv
: of, relating to, or intended for consultation : advisory
a consultative committee
a consultative document
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The legislation comes after a consultative referendum last year in which 55% of voters supported the right to end-of-life autonomy.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Senior Hamas official Zaher Jabarin, the chairman of the group's consultative council Mohammed Ismail Darwish, known as Abu Omar Hassan, and the Palestinian movement's senior official Khaled Mashaal receive condolences during...
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
This approach transforms engagement from a transactional interaction to a consultative partnership.
—Alisha Lyndon, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
In particular, a consultative body, or troika, composed of representatives from the past, current, and next year’s G-7 hosts should set G-7 meeting agendas, replacing today’s informal system.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Senior Hamas official Zaher Jabarin, the chairman of the group's consultative council Mohammed Ismail Darwish, known as Abu Omar Hassan, and the Palestinian movement's senior official Khaled Mashaal receive condolences during...
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
This approach transforms engagement from a transactional interaction to a consultative partnership.
—Alisha Lyndon, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
In particular, a consultative body, or troika, composed of representatives from the past, current, and next year’s G-7 hosts should set G-7 meeting agendas, replacing today’s informal system.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for consultative
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consultative
adjective
con·sul·ta·tive
kən-ˈsəl-tət-iv
ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌtāt-iv
ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌtāt-iv
: of, relating to, or intended for consultation
neurologic services are typically consultative—Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology
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