CONSULTATIONS Synonyms

• the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

• a conference (usually with someone important)

• conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

• discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation

• go for an interview in the hope of being hired

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

• a meeting arranged in advance

• (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

• a person who is appointed to a job or position

• the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

• (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

• a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

• an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

• a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

• the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

• a lawyer who pleads cases in court

• something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

• give advice to

• (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question

• careful consideration

• planning something carefully and intentionally

• a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

• the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision

• a conversation between two persons

• the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

• a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people

• a discussion intended to produce an agreement

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

• an exchange of views on some topic

• a formally arranged gathering

• a small informal social gathering

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• the act of joining together as one

• a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

• a discussion intended to produce an agreement

• the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

• a meeting for execution of a group's functions

• the time during which a school holds classes

• a meeting devoted to a particular activity

• a meeting of spiritualists

• an exchange of ideas via conversation

• discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

• the act of giving a talk to an audience

• a speech that is open to the public

• idle gossip or rumor

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• express in speech

• use language

• reveal information

• divulge confidential information or secrets

• deliver a lecture or talk

• a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

• the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service

• an opportunity to state your case and be heard

• a conference (usually with someone important)

• a remark that calls attention to something or someone

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• an indicator that orients you generally

• a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

• a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

• the act of referring or consulting

• a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

• refer to