management

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English[edit]

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manage +‎ -ment

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management (usually uncountable, plural managements)

  1. (uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
  2. The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
      Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
  3. (uncountable) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.
    Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.

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Further reading[edit]

  • "management" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 189.

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English management.

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management m

  1. (management) management

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English management.

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  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nage‧ment

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management n (uncountable)

  1. (management) management

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English management.

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  • IPA(key): /ma.na(d)ʒ.mɑ̃/, /ma.nadʒ.mɛnt/

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management m (plural managements)

  1. (management) management

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English management.

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management m (invariable)

  1. (management) management

Further reading[edit]

  • management in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English management.

Noun[edit]

management m (plural managements)

  1. management