A consultative committee or document gives advice or makes proposals about a particular problem or subject.
...the consultative committee on local government finance.
consultative in British English
(kənˈsʌltətɪv), consultatory (kənˈsʌltətərɪ, -trɪ) or consultive (kənˈsʌltɪv)
adjective
available for, relating to, or involving consultation; advisory
Derived forms
consultatively (conˈsultatively)
adverb
consultative in American English
(kənˈsʌltəˌtɪv; ˈkɑnsəlˌteɪˌtɪv)
adjective
of or relating to consultation; advisory
a consultative body
: also conˈsultaˌtory (kənˈsʌltəˌtɔri; ˈkɑnsəlˌteɪˌtɔri)
Examples of 'consultative' in a sentence
consultative
The role of the economic and social committee was largely consultative.
Wright, Vincent The Government and Politics of France (1989)
The constitution and scope of any consultative committees.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
The airport consultative committee equally appears little interested in noise.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Unite says the offer was rejected in a consultative ballot and the strike vote followed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They launched a consultative ballot to gauge whether members want industrial action.
The Sun (2011)
Unite decided to hold the consultative ballot after talks with management over redundancy terms collapsed three weeks ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The same year he also presided over the newly formed consultative committee for the production of electricity from nuclear energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This basically endorsed the broad aims and priorities set out in the consultative document but noted some areas requiring adjustment.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
This might be done on a regular basis through the meetings of a consultative committee containing representatives of shop floor and management.
Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)
We had local or depot consultative committees, company committees and a national committee.
Thompson, Sir Peter Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990)
Policies are slowly emerging from the party's laborious but democratic consultative process by which any member can put forward ideas.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The consultative documents suffered, perhaps inevitably, from vagueness.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
Broadcasting unions announced yesterday that they would carry out a consultative ballot on new proposals to reform the scheme, which has a deficit of nearly 2 billion.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
consultative
British English: consultative ADJECTIVE
A consultative committee or document gives advice or makes proposals about a particular problem or subject.
...the consultative committee on local government finance.