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.

managemental

ˌma-nij-ˈmen-tᵊl 

adjective

Synonyms of management

• administration
• operation
• control
• handling
• supervision
• stewardship
• oversight
• government
• governance
• direction
• leadership

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Luis Enrique’s project-building in Paris is club management at its best, and James Horncastle has written a brilliant feature on it today (definitely find the time to enjoy his prose). —Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 May 2026

They are designed to allow management to wield unilateral power over production and scale rapidly to become infrastructural, thereby extracting monopoly rents. —Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

Marketing management should decide strategically on features of products and services, the price to offer customers, the channels to distribute their products and services, and the promotional efforts to communicate with their customers. —Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026

Born in Tehran and educated as an engineer before earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, Razavi has built an unusually hybrid career spanning consulting, product management and investing. —Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing management

• anti-management
• co-management
• content management system
• integrated pest management
• middle management
• self-management
• stress management
• time management
• under new management

Rhymes for management

• mismanagement

Kids Definition

management

noun

man·​age·​ment ˈman-ij-mənt 

1

: the act or art of managing : control, direction

2

: skill in managing

3

: the people who manage

the company's management

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