consultation
noun uk/ˌkɒn.sʌlˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌkɑːn.sʌlˈteɪ.ʃən/
C2 [ C ]协商会，磋商会;咨询会
a meeting to discuss something or to get advice
After consultations with our accountants, we've decided how to cut costs within the company. 与会计们商讨后，我们确定了如何削减公司内部的开支。
Compare: awayday conclaveconference (MEETING)congress (MEETING)convention (MEETING)convocation forum (MEETING)meetingseminarsummit (MEETING)symposium
C2 [ U ]磋商;咨询;求教
the process of discussing something with someone in order to get their advice or opinion about it
He made the decision in consultation with his parents and teachers. 与父母和老师商议后，他做出了决定。
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- The policy change was presented to us as a fait accompli, without consultation or discussion.
- She spent hours in consultation with her lawyers.
- I chose the present in consultation with my friends.
- Has there been any consultation with the unions?