management

[ man-ij-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.

   Synonyms: treatment, guidance, conduct, charge, care, administration, regulation

2. skill in managing; executive ability:

   great management and tact.

3. the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc.:

   The store is under new management.

4. executives collectively, considered as a class ( labor ).

management

/ ˈmænɪdʒmənt /

noun

1. See top management, middle management, line management
   the members of the executive or administration of an organization or business See also line management middle management top management
2. managers or employers collectively
3. the technique, practice, or science of managing, controlling or dealing with

   anger management

4. the skilful or resourceful use of materials, time, etc
5. the specific treatment of a disease, disorder, etc

management

1. The body of individuals who run major businesses, usually without owning them but often with the reward of stock options .

Other Words From

• man·age·men·tal [man-ij-, men, -tl], adjective
• anti·manage·ment adjective noun
• non·manage·ment noun adjective
• pro·manage·ment adjective
• self-manage·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of management¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -ment

Example Sentences

First, his credentials: He did international mergers and acquisitions at Lazard, a financial and asset management firm.

From The Daily Beast

That apparently includes some members of the management of the airport itself and some air traffic controllers.

From The Daily Beast

Ironically, the play deals with the ‘management’ of information by the Establishment.

From The Daily Beast

If Christie was not a presidential aspirant with an anger-management problem, the episode might not even make the list.

From The Daily Beast

The flight management computers include the navigation data programmed for every flight.

From The Daily Beast

With the management of these, however, the Earl of Pit Town did not trouble himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Tobacco requires a great deal of skill and trouble in the right management of it.

From Project Gutenberg

Odd differences, reflecting differences of intelligence, show themselves in the management of this diagram of the human face.

From Project Gutenberg

The financial condition of the applying bank or trust company and the general character of its management.

From Project Gutenberg

I could have wished my noble friend had been alive to have seen my management of this case.

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Related Words

• administration
• care
• control
• governance
• government
• handling
• operation
• oversight
• supervision