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

Etymology

Origin of management

First recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -ment

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

See Examples For:

management managements

Football management is stressful, tiring and often all-consuming.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

These days, Pegula resides with her husband, wealth management executive Taylor Gahagen, and their dogs in Boca Raton, Fla., where her family also owns a huge equestrian spread.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

"I sincerely hope they don't find anyone else, but we need to carry out one final thorough search to make sure that's the case," Virginia Barcones, Spain’s top emergency management official, told public broadcaster TVE.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

“It’s the only logical solution,” says Stefan Szymanski, an emeritus professor of sport management at the University of Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

I never knew what undercurrents between union and management might be coursing through Coalwood.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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

That may be so, but the conventional practice is for managements to seek approval from the SEC to exclude such resolutions through the issuance of what’s known as an agency “no action” letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024

Organized labor shows corporate managements who’s the boss: This year continued the strengthening of union power after decades of somnolence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

So between 1870 and 1880 most of the railway managements were busy devising ways to stop a rate-cutting and competition that was ruinous.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

Related Words

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