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

While acknowledging England would have to review their "game management", captain Meg Jones hailed the spectacle the two sides delivered.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The two men have been granted unconditional bail and will next appear at the Old Bailey for a case management hearing on 8 January.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

UBS worries management could be stretched by building and ramping up across two countries—Cambodia and Australia—at the same time, and that consensus expectations are too high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

As GLP-1 medications become more widely used beyond diabetes and increasingly common for weight management, researchers will have more opportunities to study whether broader social effects emerge in other groups or over longer periods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The theory also notes that any big, complex system for irrigation or hydraulic management requires a centralized bureaucracy to construct and maintain it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

But if managements think they’ll be able to avoid making more complete disclosures than the SEC is requiring, they have another think coming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Yet, though perfectly aware what a splendid singer she was, the composer never made her any offer to appear under either of the two managements.

From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by M. (Malcolm) Sterling Mackinlay

Related Words

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