Word definition: management

Etimology


manage +‎ -ment

noun


management (usually uncountable, plural managements)

(uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.

The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.

(uncountable) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.

Examples


The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.

Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.

Related words


synonyms

(process or practice of managing): mgt, mgmt, mgmt., Mgmt., mng't

hyponyms

adaptive management

advanced traffic management

anger management

antimanagement

application lifecycle management

asset management

change management

collaborative project management

comanagement

critical incident stress management

cross-platform application management

data management

dependency management

digital restrictions management

digital rights management

disease management

ecomanagement

enterprise feedback management

financial management

human resource management

human resources management

information management

integrated pest management

inventory management

knowledge management

line management

malmanagement

management by exception

man management

master data management

matrix management

micromanagement

middle management

midmanagement

mismanagement

nonmanagement

overmanagement

package management

performance management

project management

property management

reputation management

revenue management

risk management

social project management

software configuration management

soil management

soil management

source configuration management

strategic management

submanagement

talent management

time management

total quality management

undermanagement

work management

related terms

manage

manager

managerial

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