ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Consulta

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Consulta is a noun meaning An official meeting or consultation.

Meaning

An official meeting or consultation.

More Meanings

  1. The meeting of a government council, especially of an Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese government or agency.
  2. The minutes or report of such a government council.

Example Sentences

The magistrates of each province also send a procuratour to the general consulta; and when all the procuratours are assembled at Corte,[…] may proceed to the election of the president and oratour of the general consulta.
the council of Indies sent […] their consulta relative to my colony. In this consulta, bearing the date of 26th November, 1819, his majesty was advised of the unanimous decision of the council, in favor of a grant to me in Mexico
One method that has been carried out by the Zapatistas and by their sympathizers is the practice of consulta, referendum, and plebisite.[…] A consulta has to do with voting, but it is voting that takes place alongside debate between different people.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include consultation, consultative, senatus, reference, inquiry, query.

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