consultative

adjective

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as in advisory

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Recent Examples of consultative Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends the consultative ministerial meeting in Riyadh, on March 19, 2026. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2026 The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, also a consultative member of the Socialist International but more left-leaning than the PDKI, joined the coalition today, becoming its sixth member party. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026 The foreign ministers of Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates issued the joint statement after a consultative meeting in Riyadh. — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 The association has consultative or representative roles at international bodies such as UNESCO, the United Nations, and the World Intellectual Property Organization and industry organizations such as the International Press Telecommunications Council. — Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consultative
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advisory
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  • Now, there are advisory boards for both historical dolls and Girl of the Year, Cartwright says.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Those pages explain why prosecutors believe O'Hearn should grant the disgraced former stockbroker Patten a steep downward departure from advisory sentencing guidelines.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
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“Consultative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultative. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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