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consultive

consultive

7.1
Giving advice to a person or group without having decision power
  • adjective
  • /kənˈsʌltɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : consultivo
  • The organization's consultive council meets quarterly to advise the management team.

Examples

  • The committee serves a purely consultive role in university decisions.

  • The consultive role of the committee is crucial for decision-making.

  • She was appointed to a consultive position on the board.

  • She provided consultive feedback on my project.

  • The organization's consultive council meets quarterly to advise the management team.

  • The committee serves a purely consultive role in university decisions.

  • She was appointed to a consultive position on the board.

Synonyms

advisory
vsconsultive
  • Formal
48 4.2

Giving advice but not making decisions

is a general guidance role without implying formal duty or power
instructive
vsconsultive
31 4.1

Giving useful information that helps you learn

is about offering advice and recommendations rather than teaching or instruction
consultative
vsconsultive
  • Formal
5 7.1

Giving advice rather than making decisions

is the actual role of giving advice rather than mere intention
consultatory
vsconsultive
  • Formal
8.8

To give advice or guidance to others

is the real function of offering advice rather than only intending to help
monitorial
vsconsultive
  • Archaic
7.9

Someone gives a warning or advice to help others avoid mistakes

focuses on neutral advice without the warning or admonishing tone

Surface Forms

consultive positive

Morphology

consultive = consult (transparent) = consult + ive

A standard adjectival formation from 'consult' with the suffix '-ive', yielding 'advisory' in a straightforward way.

Etymology

Consultive comes from the root consult-, which means 'to ask advice' and is the same root in consult and consultant. So consultive means 'advisory' or 'giving advice'.