public consultation
Seeking citizen feedback
Public consultation is a formal process where governments or organizations seek input from citizens or stakeholders before making decisions.
It typically involves meetings, surveys, or comment periods on proposed policies, developments, or regulations: The city held a public consultation on the new transit plan.
The process ranges from genuine engagement to bureaucratic box-ticking.
- town hall meetingsOpen civic discussion events
- town squareCentral civic space
- local councilRegional administrative authority
- citizensMembers of a nation
- focus groupsGuided consumer feedback sessions
surveys · transparency · marginalized communities · language barriers · accountability · advocacy groups · conflict resolution · democratic participation · trust-building · policymakers · stakeholder engagement · voices · consensus-building · online forums · civic engagement · inclusivity · workshop · community
- public meetingstown hall meeting, community meeting, open forum, board meeting, planning meeting
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- local governancevillage council, mayors, local government, local councils, town meeting
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- referendumsreferendum, ballot measure, ballot initiative, proposition, ballot question
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law