management
noun
man·age·ment
ˈma-nij-mənt 
1
: the act or art of managing : the conducting or supervising of something (such as a business)
Business improved under the management of new owners.
2
: judicious use of means to accomplish an end
is extremely cautious when it comes to money management
3
: the collective body of those who manage or direct an enterprise
Management decided to hire more workers.
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Examples of management in a Sentence
Business improved under the management of new owners.
We're using new management techniques.
Management and labor could not agree.
He has a job in middle management.
The managements of several top corporations met yesterday.
a new system of water management
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Hariharan Kolam, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump has pledged to hand management of his assets to his children, but ethics experts have criticized his crypto ventures as raising conflict of interest issues and stoking speculation in a volatile asset class.
—Tom Westbrook, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
The management company that owned the apartment complex joined police in circulating that video, which led them to a suspect who hasn’t been named.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Motion sensing in the smart home has several use cases, from lighting control and security to energy management and elder care.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/management. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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management
noun
man·age·ment
ˈman-ij-mənt
Medical Definition
management
noun
man·age·ment
ˈman-ij-mənt
: the whole system of care and treatment of a disease or a sick individual
the management of contagious diseases
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