management

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt//
United States//ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt//
India//mæːˈneːdʒ.menʈ//
//ˈmæn.ədʒ.mənt//

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

noun

1
Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
2
The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
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.
Management has been lazy, too—management has found it easier to hire an additional five hundred men than to so improve its methods that one hundred men of the old force could be released to other work. The public was paying, and business was booming, and management didn't care a pin.
3
Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.
Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.
4
The prosecuting side in an impeachment trial (as opposed to the respondent or defending side).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English management From manage + -ment.

Forms

plural: managements

man-made · Created or caused by human beings, as opposed to occurring in…mana · Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy…manage · To direct or be in charge of.

management · Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific…

manager · A person whose job is to manage something, such as a…managing · management manchester · Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.

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