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 Tom Keating, a Democratic campaign finance consultant based out of Overland Park, said nothing about Olson’s arrangement with Welton strikes him as particularly problematic. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025 Attar is accused of working with her brother and a Baltimore police officer to record a former political consultant for Attar who did not support her candidacy. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 The scheme allegedly included threatening to make the recordings of the couple in bed together public if the consultant spoke out against Attar’s 2022 re-election bid for the Maryland House of Delegates, the Baltimore Banner reported. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 The heat is on for Fournier, whose involvement with a political consultant representing Sheetz gas station and a controversial plan for a new Sheetz in Royal Oak, has drawn criticism. Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consultant
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adviser
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  • Schlegel, a travel adviser from Arlington, Virginia, has told clients to not panic, to monitor their flights and to arrive at the airport early.
    JOSH FUNK, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Just ahead of kickoff, ESPN's Jordan Reid reported that New York Jets GM Darren Mougey and senior football advisor, Rick Spielman, are both in attendance for the Indiana-Penn State matchup.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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