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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Ultimately, the environmental benefit allowed Caltrain to receive a waiver by the air quality management district to keep the locomotives in operation.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Just as the Great Recession was ramping up, in October 2008, Gorman and then-CEO John Mack reportedly called the CEO of Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, and asked to buy wealth management giant Smith Barney, which at the time had 15,000 brokers and $2 trillion in assets under management.
—Michael Del Castillo, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Without proper management, arthritis can lead to deformities in the joints, making the condition progressively worse.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 24 Oct. 2024
On a full-year basis, there were several revisions made to management’s outlook.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Just as the Great Recession was ramping up, in October 2008, Gorman and then-CEO John Mack reportedly called the CEO of Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, and asked to buy wealth management giant Smith Barney, which at the time had 15,000 brokers and $2 trillion in assets under management.
—Michael Del Castillo, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Without proper management, arthritis can lead to deformities in the joints, making the condition progressively worse.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 24 Oct. 2024
On a full-year basis, there were several revisions made to management’s outlook.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/management. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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