Meeting+for+consultation

  • 1Meeting for Sufferings — is an executive committee of Britain Yearly Meeting, the body which acts on behalf of members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies. It has about 200 members who meet five times a year to make… …

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  • 2Friends World Committee for Consultation — Friend World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) is a Quaker organization that works to communicate between all parts of Quakerism. FWCC s world headquarters is based in London [ [http://www.fwccworld.org/ FWCC World office homepage] ] . It has… …

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  • 3Friends World Committee for Consultation —    The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) is the major agency uniting the various bodies of Quakers (Society of Friends) around the world. It was organized at the Second World Conference of Friends held in 1937 at Swarthmore,… …

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  • 4consultation — [[t]kɒ̱nsəlte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] consultations 1) N VAR A consultation is a meeting which is held to discuss something. Consultation is discussion about something. Next week he ll be in Florida for consultations with President Mitterrand... The plans… …

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  • 5consultation */*/ — UK [ˌkɒns(ə)lˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑns(ə)lˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms consultation : singular consultation plural consultations 1) a) [uncountable] discussion between people or groups before they make a decision a consultation process/period… …

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  • 6consultation — con|sul|ta|tion [ ,kansl teıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) uncount discussion between people or groups before they make a decision: a consultation process/period consultation with: We can go ahead only after consultation with management. in consultation with… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7consultation — con|sul|ta|tion W3S3 [ˌkɔnsəlˈteıʃən US ˌka:n ] n 1.) [U and C] a discussion in which people who are affected by or involved in something can give their opinions consultation with ▪ The decision was reached after consultation with parents and… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8consultation — noun 1 (U) a discussion in which people who are affected by a decision can say what they think should be done: Parents are demanding a greater consultation over their children s future. | in consultation with (=with the agreement and help of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9consultation — /kon seuhl tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of consulting; conference. 2. a meeting for deliberation, discussion, or decision. 3. a meeting of physicians to evaluate a patient s case and treatment. 4. Eng. Law. a writ returning a case to an… …

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  • 10consultation — con•sul•ta•tion [[t]ˌkɒn səlˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of consulting; conference 2) a meeting for deliberation or discussion 3) cvb a meeting of physicians to evaluate a patient s case and treatment • Etymology: 1540–50; < L …

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