management

/ˈmænɪdʒmənt/

/ˈmænɪdʒmənt/

Other forms: managements

The noun management means "the act of directing or controlling things," like your management of five-year-olds that included fun time, quiet time, and clean-up time.

Management can be the people in charge of running a business, who have employees who report to them, or the work those leaders do. Good management is a combination of people skills, shrewd business plans, and probably a little luck, too. Outside of business, management can describe anything you direct, like the management of your health by eating right, exercising, seeing your doctor regularly, and getting enough sleep.

Definitions of management

1. noun

   the act of managing something
   “he was given overall management of the program”

   synonyms: direction

   types:

   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

   banking

   engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.

   screwup

   the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation

   bioremediation

   the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances

   dealing

   method or manner of conduct in relation to others

   invigilation

   keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating

   conducting

   the way of administering a business

   line management

   administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output

   organisation, organization

   the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business

   running

   the act of administering or being in charge of something

   polity

   shrewd or crafty management of public affairs

   sanction

   the act of final authorization

   licence, license, permission, permit

   the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

   certification, enfranchisement

   the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

   commission, commissioning

   the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

   delegating, delegation, deputation, relegating, relegation

   authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

   loan approval

   formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)

   rubber stamp

   routine authorization of an action without questions

   type of:

   social control

   control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
2. noun

   those in charge of running a business
   types:

   house

   the management of a gambling house or casino

   type 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