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managements

[man-ij-muhnt] Origin

man·age·ment

[man-ij-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
2.
skill in managing; executive ability: great management and tact.
3.
the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc.: The store is under new management.
4.
executives collectively, considered as a class (distinguished from labor).

Origin:
1590–1600; manage + -ment

man·age·men·tal [man-ij-men-tl] , adjective
an·ti·man·age·ment, adjective, noun
non·man·age·ment, noun, adjective
pro·man·age·ment, adjective
self-man·age·ment, noun


1. regulation, administration; superintendence, care, charge, conduct, guidance, treatment.

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Word Origin & History

management
1598, "act of managing," from manage (q.v.). Meaning "governing body" (originally of a theater) is from 1739. Manager is 1588 in the sense of "one who manages;" specific sense of "one who conducts a house of business or public institution" is from 1705.
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management definition


The body of individuals who run major businesses, usually without owning them but often with the reward of stock options.

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