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consultation

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con·sul·ta·tion /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ ●○○ AWL noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]DISCUSS a discussion in which people who are affected by or involved in something can give their opinions 商量，磋商；咨询
consultation with
 The decision was reached after consultation with parents and teachers.
这个决定是和家长、老师磋商之后作出的。
consultation between
 He’s calling for urgent consultations between the government and the oil industry to resolve the problem.
他呼吁政府和石油界紧急磋商解决这个问题。
in consultation with somebody
 The plans were drawn up in consultation with engineers.
这些计划是和工程师们磋商后制订的。
consultation process/exercise/period
 There will be a public consultation exercise to ask for people’s views.
将举行公众咨询活动以听取民众意见。
consultation paper/document 咨询文件
2  [countableC]MNMEET a meeting with a professional person, especially a doctor, for advice or treatment 〔征询专业人士意见的〕咨询会；〔尤指〕就诊
 A follow-up consultation was arranged for two weeks’ time.
复诊安排在两周之后。
3  ADVISE[uncountableU] the process of getting advice from a professional person 专家咨询
 Trained parenting experts are available for consultation by telephone.
可以通过电话咨询受过专业培训的育儿专家。
4  [uncountableU]LOOK FOR the process of looking for information or help in a book 查阅，查找
 Leaflets were regularly displayed for consultation by students.
定期有散页印刷材料贴出供学生查阅参考。
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
hold a consultation
Further consultations will be held with local residents.
begin a consultation
French and German officials began consultations with officials from the other four nations.
require consultation formal (=need consultation)
Any decision on military action would require consultation.
adjectives
public consultation (=asking for for ordinary people's views)
The first public consultations considered environmental and health issues.
full consultation (=including all the details of something)
No decision will be made until there has been full consultation with farmers.
prior consultation (=happening before something is done)
New educational policies should be based on prior consultation with teachers.
proper consultation
Has there been proper consultation with the local communities?
further consultation
It is recommended that further consultation should take place.
close consultation (=in which people, groups etc discuss something carefully together)
The changes followed close consultation with government officials.
wide/widespread/extensive consultation (=involving a lot of people, groups etc)
Strong recommendations were made after wide consultation.
joint consultation (=involving two different groups)
Committees can be used for joint consultation between employers and employees.
formal consultation (=organized in a formal way)
Better methods of formal consultation are needed.
consultation + NOUN
a consultation paper/document (=a formal report on a subject that needs to be discussed)
He produced a consultation document on public transport proposals for the city.
the consultation process/period
an eight-week consultation process
a consultation exercise (=an activity that involves getting people's opinions on something)
The public consultation exercise was undertaken to gauge public reaction.
Examples from the Corpus
consultation• Schweitzer took her daughter to the Mayo Clinic for a consultation.• The launch follows 12 months of development and consultation with students and academics.• He urged "dialogue and consultation" to end the crisis.• The design of each of the new qualifications is currently being subjected to intensive scrutiny and consultation.• Trained parenting experts are available for consultation by phone.• Nor could reports be produced necessarily with much consultation in the holiday period.• However, the Commission operates much more like a diplomatic than an administrative authority with a strong emphasis on consultation and conciliation.• At one point, when no physical problem that might cause the vomiting had been found, a psychiatric consultation was requested.• The five-year agreement provided for regular consultations between the two ministries and supreme military commands.• Over 3,000 individuals and organisations are involved with the consultation.
consultation paper/document• The whole issue was then revived by a consultation paper published by the government in February 1985 which led to further legislation.• He rejected an initial request for a meeting, indicating that a consultation paper would soon be released.• Given the subject covered by the consultation paper, we are rather concerned not to have been notified of its existence.• The report goes on to offer an update on progress implementing the consultation document Supporting doctors, protecting patients.• Page 2 of the consultation paper refers to the guidelines that the Government considered for the new council tax.• None of the papers commented on the consultation paper dealing with contracting.• Mr Foster says the consultation document fails to acknowledge the tradition of free access to mountain and hill country.• The consultation paper refers to accountability.
From Longman Business Dictionary
consultationcon·sul·ta·tion /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃənˌkɑːn-/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU] a discussion in which people can give their opinions, before a decision is made
Following extensive consultation with staff, the company introduced a new salary structure.
The plans for the supermarket were drawn up in consultation with local residents.
a consultation document
2[countableC] a meeting with a professional person for advice or treatment
He was only allowed one brief consultation with his lawyers on the morning before the trial began.
con·sul·ta·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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