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English term or phrase:
consultee
English answer:
patient/client/person seeking consultation
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Terry Burgess
Aug 30, 2008 02:11
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Consultancy
New Oxford English Dictionary defines "consultee" as "a person who is formally consulted* or asked for advice* on a matter." Again, the text that I am working on uses "consultee" as the person who consults, namely, asks for advice." Can consultant and consultee be used as the two opposite ends of the Consultancy activity?
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IMO, the "Consultant" is the doctor, psychiatrist..whatever.
The "consultee" is the patient.
Luck:-)
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..or the person consulting...whomever.
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Sorry! I meant to say "the person who is seeking consulation, advice, help"---from the "consultant"
The "consultee" is the patient.
Luck:-)
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..or the person consulting...whomever.
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Sorry! I meant to say "the person who is seeking consulation, advice, help"---from the "consultant"
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Muchas gracias, Patricia:-)
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David Moore (X)
: I go along with this; the "consultant" must always be the person consulted, whatever other uses there may be - these other uses IMO are wrong and misleading.
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Thank you kindly, David:-)
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consultee in psychology = patient, the person who is given consultation
The suffix -ee denotes a person toward whom an action is directed.
As several examples:
* devisee - a person receiving property under a will
* distributee - a person receiving property under intestacy laws
* assignee - a person to whom certain rights under an agreement are assigned
By the same token, a consultEE is a person who is given a consultation, or a patient (in psychology/counseling)
As several examples:
* devisee - a person receiving property under a will
* distributee - a person receiving property under intestacy laws
* assignee - a person to whom certain rights under an agreement are assigned
By the same token, a consultEE is a person who is given a consultation, or a patient (in psychology/counseling)
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David Moore (X)
: ...which makes me think of the person approached for advice...
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Consultant and consultee can represent the 2 sides of a consultancy activity
I have rarely heard the term 'consultee' used, as most consultants call the other end of the consultancy activity the 'client', but evidently there are those who do use this term, as the books (referenced) state.
Book title:
"Constructivism, Consultee-Centered Consultation, and Conceptual Change "
Book title:
"Constructivism, Consultee-Centered Consultation, and Conceptual Change "
Reference:
http://books.google.com/books?id=RJY4eFfMaDkC&dq=consultee&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a784762960~db=all
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Liam Hamilton
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Thank you, Liam
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David Moore (X)
: No matter whether they are in print or not, IMO the use of "consultant" as the person consulting is totally wrong and misleading. According to Chambers, this is a comparatively recent (mis)use of the term (my braketed "mis").
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Thank you, David. While I appreciate your opinion, the use of the word "consultant" as the person consulting is extremely standard (in US only maybe), there is a tax designation code for the SE profession of "consultant". "Consultee", is absurd, IMO.
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the two terms mean the same thing, see below.
Whether you are consulting someone or being consulted, you are still giving advice or are asked for advice. To consult someone is to give advice (action performed by a consultant), and a consultee is the one who is asked for advice -- depends on the context.
I think the problem lies in the common usage of the verb "to consult" -- the official meaning is to give advice, rather than receive it.
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I'm worried that I didn't clarify it enough :)
It means to provide "consultancy" service, no matter how you put it.
I think the problem lies in the common usage of the verb "to consult" -- the official meaning is to give advice, rather than receive it.
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I'm worried that I didn't clarify it enough :)
It means to provide "consultancy" service, no matter how you put it.
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David Moore (X)
: When you consult a doctor, what advice do you give him?
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Oxford, OTOH, says it is used of someone seeking advice (from the oracle), which is a use I personally have never heard, although it does also add e.g. a doctor, engineer etc.
Consultee is a term I think I would avoid like the proverbial plague, precisely because of the likely confusion. It doesn't appear in too many reliable (i.e. of good standing or printed, but NOT online) dictionaries yet, either.