consulting; consultant
Abbreviation of コンサルティング (consulting) or コンサルタント (consultant). Used in business contexts for both the service and the person.
Rare abbreviation of 領事 (consul). Not commonly used in modern Japanese; the full form 領事 is strongly preferred.
See also: 領事
He works at a major consulting firm.
We called in a consultant to improve our operations.
The word コンサル almost never means consul; normally 領事 is used instead.