as in adviser
a person who gives advice especially professionally a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations

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Recent Examples of consultant Policy advisor Nichole Rocha is a former consultant for the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025 Netflix Bonus: roboticist Dennis Hong of the University of California, Los Angeles, one of the film's science consultants, built an actual working version of Cosmo for the premiere and similar promotional events that can walk and wave its head. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025 The utility bankrolled political consultants whose companies propped up ghost candidates in Miami-Dade and elsewhere to confuse voters, split the vote and secure state Senate seats for friendlier legislators. Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 Shockingly, the book is set in a hospital, following Doctor Eitan Rose and his quest to discover what has happened when a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consultant

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“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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