MANAGEMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of managing something

Example:

is the direction of the economy a function of government?

Synonyms:

direction; management

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("management" is a kind of...):

social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "management"):

conducting (the direction of an orchestra or choir)

database management (creation and maintenance of a database)

finance (the management of money and credit and banking and investments)

homemaking (the management of a household)

misconduct (bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf)

misdirection; mismanagement (management that is careless or inefficient)

handling; treatment (the management of someone or something)

oversight; superintendence; supervising; supervision (management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group)

administration; disposal (a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs))

authorisation; authorization; empowerment (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)

disenfranchisement (the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise)

canalisation; canalization; channelisation; channelization (management through specified channels of communication)

guidance; steering (the act of guiding or showing the way)

Derivation:

manage (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of)

manage (watch and direct)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Those in charge of running a business

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("management" is a kind of...):

administration; brass; establishment; governance; governing body; organisation; organization (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something)

Meronyms (members of "management"):

board of directors; directorate (a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "management"):

house (the management of a gambling house or casino)

Credits

Context examples:

Conservation management of species of concern on islands often involves getting rid of invasive predators.

(A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked, University of Cambridge)

Including management of clinical trials, direct patient care, and research assistance.

(Clinical Research Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)

Much to your dismay, management won’t be interested in visionary ideas or sweet touches you feel can make a project better.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

They then assessed control strategies for large and small farms under three scenarios: no management of disease, management without crop rotation and management with crop rotation.

(Researchers model ways to control deadly maize disease, SciDev.Net)

Well, dear, if I were you, I'd let John have more to do with the management of Demi, for the boy needs training, and it's none too soon to begin.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

A cooperative group sponsored by the NCI whose primary goal is to evaluate surgical therapies in the management of patients with malignant solid tumors.

(American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatment includes surgical management and radiation therapy.

(Penile Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The exact names, codes and text that can be stored in a data field in an information management system.

(Permissible Value, NCI Thesaurus)

A health/illness/pain management principle specifically directed at the management of pharmacologic agents in maximizing beneficial outcomes and minimizing unfavorable effects.

(Pharmacologic Management, NCI Thesaurus)

A great deal of good management, depend upon it.