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management

[man-ij-muhnt]
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noun
  1. the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
  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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Origin of management

First recorded in 1590–1600; manage + -ment
Related formsman·age·men·tal [man-ij-men-tl] /ˌmæn ɪdʒˈmɛn tl/, adjectivean·ti·man·age·ment, adjective, nounnon·man·age·ment, noun, adjectivepro·man·age·ment, adjectiveself-man·age·ment, noun

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1. regulation, administration; superintendence, care, charge, conduct, guidance, treatment.
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Related Words

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Examples from the Web for management

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  • The management of the war was the main subject under discussion.

    The Grand Old Man

    Richard B. Cook

  • They have desired, that I may be consigned over entirely to their management.

    Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)

    Samuel Richardson

  • Her brother and her sister desire that she may be left to their management.

    Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)

    Samuel Richardson

  • I know little of them; and happily we shall not be dependent on the result of my management.

    Weighed and Wanting

    George MacDonald

  • It ought to have been a very profitable Bank, if he had much to do with its management.

    Little Dorrit

    Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for management

management

noun
  1. the members of the executive or administration of an organization or businessSee also line management, middle management, top management
  2. managers or employers collectively
  3. the technique, practice, or science of managing, controlling or dealing withanger management
  4. the skilful or resourceful use of materials, time, etc
  5. the specific treatment of a disease, disorder, etc
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Word Origin and History for management

n.

1590s, "act of managing," from manage + -ment. Meaning "governing body" (originally of a theater) is from 1739.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
management in Culture

management

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

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