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
Cowen argues the biggest losers in the AI transition may not be blue-collar workers, but elite professionals: The Manhattan lawyers, strategy consultants, and finance partners who spent decades mastering a set of elite credentials and playing by the rules.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 May 2026
Riyadh ordered government entities to freeze payments to strategy advisers, management consultants, and law firms, which were central to the kingdom’s efforts to reinvent its economy and become a global business and entertainment hub, Semafor reported.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Martin’s allies across the country lashed out at Democrats who were fueling the election-year drama, dismissing them as unhappy consultants and supporters of Martin’s previous rivals for DNC leadership.
—Steve Peoples, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
The policy should also require input from expert engineers and consultants to verify the scope and needs for all major projects, as well as careful reviews of all vendor contracts by qualified legal counsel prior to execution.
—Meily Perez, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 May 2026
Riyadh ordered government entities to freeze payments to strategy advisers, management consultants, and law firms, which were central to the kingdom’s efforts to reinvent its economy and become a global business and entertainment hub, Semafor reported.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Martin’s allies across the country lashed out at Democrats who were fueling the election-year drama, dismissing them as unhappy consultants and supporters of Martin’s previous rivals for DNC leadership.
—Steve Peoples, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
The policy should also require input from expert engineers and consultants to verify the scope and needs for all major projects, as well as careful reviews of all vendor contracts by qualified legal counsel prior to execution.
—Meily Perez, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consultant
adviser
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The adviser recommended investment sales that resulted in a $50,000 capital gain tax bill, and their accountant disapproved.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Millions upon millions of people are using generative AI as their ongoing advisor on mental health considerations (note that ChatGPT alone has over 800 million weekly active users, a notable proportion of which dip into mental health aspects, see my analysis at the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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