How to Use consultative in a Sentence
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The Senate would have a mostly consultative role, and most bills would only need the approval of the lower house.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2016
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So much for all that slick American consultative sales jive.
—Greg Story, Forbes, 21 June 2021
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The salesperson must take on more of a consultative role, working with the customer to understand their specific needs and pain points.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 18 July 2022
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The seller may be passionately consultative, but not engaged with the right kind of company or the right level of buyer, leading to the wrong kind of sale.
—Scott Edinger, Forbes, 8 June 2021
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In the West, most salespeople rarely even think of the process of asking permission to ask questions, because consultative sales are the accepted way of doing things.
—Greg Story, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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Our goal is to work with them to help those who are actually creating and distributing the films, and doing that on a more consultative basis.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2023
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Their consultative approach helps clients understand their needs and make the most informed choices.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
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Our consultative approach allows our staff to identify the needs of our customers and then propose solutions to those needs.
—Bob Bong, Daily Southtown, 10 July 2018
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The synod — a gathering of the church’s highest consultative body, which for the first time included lay people and women as voting members — is seen as a landmark moment in the church.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
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Most Saudi women who do work are in teaching jobs, though women have also run in local elections and hold posts in the country’s top consultative body, the Shura Council.
—Washington Post, 20 July 2017
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Three jobs have been posted for the store including a part-time consultative sales lead, a full-time delivery associate and a full-time store supervisor.
—Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2021
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District councils are consultative bodies on local affairs in Hong Kong, and the election will return 452 councillors for a four-year term.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 29 Oct. 2019
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In one of my courses we ‘adopt’ a local nonprofit agency and provide free consultative services.
—Donna Kiesling, Post-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2018
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No, he is expected to stay on as the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, a powerful consultative body.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020
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In this case, look for past experience in consulting (or a consultative mindset).
—Yolanda Lau, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
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The rationale was that the former implied a transactional role rather than that of a consultative relationship with an expert.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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At the start of a consultative assembly, on Friday, more than 3,000 delegates crammed themselves under one tent in the capital, Kabul, despite fears of the coronavirus.
—Fatima Faizi, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2020
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Women are also now members of the consultative Shura Council that advises King Salman.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2018
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The king, 81, delivered his annual 7-minute-long speech before the consultative Shura Council.
—Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2017
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Salespeople should adopt a more consultative approach and think about how capabilities could be used in different ways.
—Christine Bailey, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
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Also, business sales just tend to be a lot more consultative and less transactional requiring a longer sales process with multiple stakeholders and a much heavier human touch.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
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In large, complex organizations, only consultative decision making can keep up with the speed of change.
—Timothy R. Clark, Forbes, 21 June 2021
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Wang Yang, who is 62 and has been a vice premier, took the fourth-ranking position, which is usually head of a consultative body that on paper advises the national parliament but has little real power.
—Jeremy Page, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2017
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The branch aims to offer a more consultative approach with casual meeting spaces, booths and couches, along with self-service transaction areas including smart ATMs.
—Megan Becka, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
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The shift to a more consultative tack drew a cautious welcome from business groups, which worry that May's plan focuses more on controlling immigration than protecting the economy.
—William James and Elizabeth Piper, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2017
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By opening a consultative and wide-ranging dialogue with a diverse set of countries, the United States is offering something of value to its Indo-Pacific partners.
—Mary E. Lovely, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
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Cofounder and coach at lucidly, a consultative coaching service helping SMBs build engaged & thriving teams.
—Chris Herndon, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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Francis issued new rules reforming the Synod of Bishops, the consultative body established 50 years ago to give popes an organized way of bringing bishops together to debate problems facing the church.
—Nicole Winfield, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
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His announcement came after a consultative assembly where he had been advised by thousands of representatives from across the country.
—Fatima Faizi, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2020
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Our personal jewelers take a consultative approach to help customers find their perfect jewelry item.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 17 June 2022
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