management

American  

[man-ij-muhnt] / ˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt /

noun

• managements
  plural

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 (distinguished from labor).

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management British  

/ ˈmænɪdʒmənt /

noun

1. 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

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management Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonmanagement
  noun
• self-management
  noun
• antimanagement
  adjective
• managemental
  adjective
• promanagement
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• managements
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of management

First recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -ment

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Explanation

The noun management means "the act of directing or controlling things," like your management of five-year-olds that included fun time, quiet time, and clean-up time. Management can be the people in charge of running a business, who have employees who report to them, or the work those leaders do. Good management is a combination of people skills, shrewd business plans, and probably a little luck, too. Outside of business, management can describe anything you direct, like the management of your health by eating right, exercising, seeing your doctor regularly, and getting enough sleep.

Example Sentences

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management managements

A prolonged war in Iran is the market’s “black swan,” according to Alicia Levine, head of investment strategy at BNY’s wealth management business.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

FAA rules require private charter operators to name in manuals management personnel responsible for flight operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

His first taste of senior management was at Fulham, who he immediately guided back to the Premier League with a play-off final win over Brentford in 2020.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

A panel of Wall Street experts that advises Treasury on its debt management said separately that it expects changes in auction sizes would be needed sometime this fiscal year, which ends in September.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

“And I’d say, ‘Call your head of credit trading and call your head of risk management and see if they feel differently.’”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Unlike activist investors, JAC invests only after management agrees to team up, Otsuka said, adding that the firm works with managements that have no intention of taking their companies private.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Most companies’ respective managements would envy such results.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Their managements are attuned to investor sentiment, which is why IPOs tend to come in waves, peaking when investors are most bullish.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

The focus by a series of managements on profits and shareholder returns rather than the Job One of building good products is a classic case of mistaking the scoreboard for the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

"The established Church of Scotland have also, by some particular managements, subjected and subordinated their ecclesiastical meetings to the civil power."

From Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by The Reformed Presbytery

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