consultation          
noun uk/ˌkɒn.sʌlˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌkɑːn.sʌlˈteɪ.ʃən/
C2 [ C ]协商会,磋商会;咨询会 
a meeting to discuss something or to get advice
  After consultations with our accountants, we've decided how to cut costs within the company. 与会计们商讨后,我们确定了如何削减公司内部的开支。 
 Compare: awayday conclaveconference (MEETING)congress (MEETING)convention (MEETING)convocation forum (MEETING)meetingseminarsummit (MEETING)symposium 
 C2 [ U ]磋商;咨询;求教 
the process of discussing something with someone in order to get their advice or opinion about it
  He made the decision in consultation with his parents and teachers. 与父母和老师商议后,他做出了决定。 
 - More examples
- The policy change was presented to us as a fait accompli, without consultation or discussion.
- She spent hours in consultation with her lawyers.
- I chose the present in consultation with my friends.
- Has there been any consultation with the unions?