Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - consultation

(consultations) 1. A consultation is a meeting which is held to discuss something. Consultation is discussion about something. Next week he’ll be in Florida for consultations with President Mitterrand... The plans were drawn up in consultation with the World Health Organisation... N-VAR 2. A consultation with a doctor or other expert is a meeting with them to discuss a particular problem and get their advice. Consultation is the process of getting advice from a doctor or other expert. (mainly BRIT) A personal diet plan is devised after a consultation with a nutritionist. N-VAR 3. A consultation is a meeting where several doctors discuss a patient and his or her condition and treatment. (AM) N-COUNT 4. Consultation of a book or other source of information is looking at it in order to find out certain facts. With such excellent studies available for consultation, it should be easy to avoid the pitfalls. N-UNCOUNT