gestion
Definition of gestion
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1 : the act or process of carrying on : conduct management that participation in the gestion of affairs which his office made incumbent on him — Thomas Jefferson
2 Roman & civil law : management of or interference with the business or affairs of another without authority : intermeddling
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Origin and Etymology of gestion
Latin gestion-, gestio, from gestus (past participle of gerere to bear, act, manage) + -ion-, -io -ion
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