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management consultant
man·age·ment con·sult·ant (plural man·age·ment con·sult·ants)


noun 
Definition:
 
person or firm supplying managerial help: a professional person or firm hired by the managers of a company, usually on a short-term contract, to provide expertise or to perform a particular management service

man·age·ment con·sult·an·cy noun
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