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News Definition of 'consult' and 'consultation fatigue'
Earlier news Robert Cowan's book The Dictionary of Urbanism, published by Streetwise Press £29.95, has the following quotations:

consult (verb) 'To seek another's approval of a course already decided on,' according to Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary (published 1896-1906)

consultation fatigue An unwillingness of people to respond to being consulted, usually due to past experience of being consulted with no noticeable effect....

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