private consultant

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandconsultant

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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consultant
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈsʌl.tənt/us
/kənˈsʌl.tənt/
someone who advises people on a ...
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(Definition ofprivateandconsultantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprivate consultant

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For example, a university staff member who is also aprivateconsultantmay have conflicting interests.
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Its work cannot be done by giving short-term contracts to universities orprivateconsultantorganisations.
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He is currently aprivateconsultant.
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He left to become aprivateconsultant.
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Since 2013 he works as aprivateconsultant.
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Similarly, research into economic techniques for the handling of developing countries' problems provides a basis on whichprivateconsultantfirms may capitalise.
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My choice was to wait nine months or to go to aprivateconsultantand be able to have the operation in a fortnight.
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One woman was referred to aprivateconsultantwho charged her £100 for screening to which she was entitled free of charge.
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The state made an unusual move of hiring aprivateconsultantfor the trial.
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He actively researches and publishes, although he works as aprivateconsultantrather than in academia.
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Two years later, he left state government to work as aprivateconsultant.
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He worked as aprivateconsultantto aspiring professional football players for two years.
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How can a former international director of that agency not only work as aprivateconsultantas well, but be paid off with a £230,000 golden handshake?
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She goes to aprivateconsultantwho tells her this and says that it is a dastardly thing and that no surgeon should have been so careless.
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She is also aprivateconsultanton statistics, research design, survey research, and program evaluation and an accomplished clarinetist.
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The defense attorney explained what was in the report, using theprivateconsultantas an expert on the stand.
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