Meaning & use
consultation meeting
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Meaning
nouncountable
A formal meeting held to gather opinions or advice from people before making a decision.
Grammar: Countable: 'a consultation meeting', 'several consultation meetings'.
Patterns
- hold a consultation meeting
- attend a consultation meeting
- a consultation meeting with someone
The company held a consultation meeting with employees before changing the policy.
We need to schedule a consultation meeting with the local community.
The consultation meeting lasted three hours and covered many concerns.
Word forms
| plural | consultation meetings |
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Common combinations
- hold a consultation meeting
- The council will hold a consultation meeting next week.
- attend a consultation meeting
- All department heads are expected to attend the consultation meeting.
- a public consultation meeting
- A public consultation meeting was organized to discuss the new road.
- schedule a consultation meeting
- Let's schedule a consultation meeting for Friday.
Synonyms and how they differ
- consultation
- Can refer to the process or a meeting; 'consultation meeting' is more specific to a single event.
- discussion meeting
- More general; 'consultation meeting' implies seeking advice or feedback, not just talking.
Word family
- consult verb
- To ask for advice or information.
- consultant noun
- A person who gives expert advice.
Commonly confused: consultation meeting or consolation meeting?
consultation meeting vs consolation meeting
'Consolation' means comfort after a loss, while 'consultation' means seeking advice. They sound similar but have very different meanings.
Practice
What is the main purpose of a consultation meeting?
Choose one answer.
A consultation meeting is held to collect feedback or advice, not to impose a decision or celebrate. Training is usually called a 'training session', not a consultation meeting.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “consultation meeting”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.