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Consultant
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<p>A consultant is a <a href="/facts/Professional/Nmq2oUMU">professional</a> (also known as <i>expert</i>, <i>specialist</i>, see variations of meaning below) who provides advice or services in an area of specialization (generally to medium or large-size corporations). Consulting services generally fall under the domain of <a href="/facts/Professional_services/h8qeqJj5">professional services</a>, as <a href="/facts/Contingent_work/gAkHFxxE">contingent work</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Harvard_Business_School/QjAtYfwj">Harvard Business School</a> defines a consultant as someone who advises on "how to modify, proceed in, or streamline a given <a href="/facts/Process/YNbQjvNP">process</a> within a specialized field". </p>