management
the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc.: The store is under new management.
executives collectively, considered as a class (distinguished from labor).
Origin of management
1Other words for management
1 | regulation, administration; superintendence, care, charge, conduct, guidance, treatment |
Other words from management
- man·age·men·tal [man-ij-men-tl], /ˌmæn ɪdʒˈmɛn tl/, adjective
- an·ti·man·age·ment, adjective, noun
- non·man·age·ment, noun, adjective
- pro·man·age·ment, adjective
- self-man·age·ment, noun
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How to use management in a sentence
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 TaylorScientific management is applicable to self-management as well as to managing others.
The Psychology of Management | L. M. GilbrethIts only hope lies in a capacity for self-management, self-rule, which means self-control.
The Fruits of Victory | Norman AngellBy 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
British Dictionary definitions for management
/ (ˈmænɪdʒmənt) /
the members of the executive or administration of an organization or business: See also line management, middle management, top management
managers or employers collectively
the technique, practice, or science of managing, controlling or dealing with: anger management
the skilful or resourceful use of materials, time, etc
the specific treatment of a disease, disorder, etc
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Cultural definitions for management
The body of individuals who run major businesses, usually without owning them but often with the reward of stock options.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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