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management

[man-ij-muhnt]
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

Synonyms

1. regulation, administration; superintendence, care, charge, conduct, guidance, treatment.
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Examples from the Web for self-management

Historical Examples

  • Its only hope lies in a capacity for self-management, self-rule, which means self-control.

    The Fruits of Victory

    Norman Angell

  • By self-management is meant the pupil's use of his time, his abilities, his knowledge, and the like.

    The Psychology of Arithmetic

    Edward L. Thorndike

  • The fact that he was a son was of no avail to him in the "far country," in the place of self-will and self-management.

    Separation and Service

    James Hudson Taylor

  • Scientific Management is applicable to self-management as well as to managing others.

British Dictionary definitions for self-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 self-management

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
self-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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