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consultative

consultative

5 7.1
Giving advice rather than making decisions
  • adjective
  • /kənˈsʌltətɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : consultivo
  • Later, they may assume more of a consultative role to school personnel as they access and coordinate various services.
  • consultative body
  • consultative role
  • consultative process

Western Power is not consultative in a decision making fashion.

Examples

  • Conferences and networking of this kind lead to important consultative and financial support for feminist movement NGOs like those in Nicaragua.

    Academic text (1999)

  • So by the way, this needs analysis approach then becomes a consultative sales approach, not a closer.

  • At least two of these procedures are implemented in a consultative approach.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Governments should be consultative, constrained by law, and based on reason.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Only international environmental groups have made serious inroads toward a more consultative stance on the bank's part.

    Academic text (1993)

  • We are committed to developing better consultative mechanisms in order to give greater synergy to our foreign policies.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Both the theory and experience of ecosystem-based management call for participatory, consultative approaches.

    Academic text (1993)

  • To summarize, through regular consultation, the majority of the clinics operate in a highly participatory and consultative manner.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The school psychologist can assist the teacher with instructional changes through a collaborative consultative relationship (see Dietrich, this issue).

    Academic text (1999)

  • The expert provided a consultative service to help the company improve its marketing strategy.

Synonyms

advisory
vsconsultative
  • Formal
48 4.2

Giving advice but not making decisions

focuses on offering suggestions rather than having explicit duty or power
consultive
vsconsultative
  • Formal
7.1

Giving advice to a person or group without having decision power

emphasizes offering suggestions rather than making final decisions
consultatory
vsconsultative
  • Formal
8.8

To give advice or guidance to others

focuses on offering suggestions now rather than only as a possible role

Antonyms

decisive
30 3.7

Able to choose quickly and firmly

How Advisory

advisory
  • Formal
48 4.2
consultative
  • Formal
5 7.1
suggestive
18 5.2
informative
94 3.5

Surface Forms

consultative positive

Morphology

consultative = consult (transparent) = consult + ative

Formed directly from the verb 'consult' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ative', so the meaning 'giving advice' is predictable.

Etymology

Consultative comes from the verb consult, which is from an old Latin word meaning 'to ask' or 'to discuss'. So, something consultative is about giving advice or ideas, and people are asked for their opinion instead of making the final decision.