intendance

noun

in-ˈten-dən(t)s How to pronounce intendance (audio)
Definition of intendancenext
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something his scrupulous intendance of the university's finances

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  1. management
  2. operation
  3. control
  4. handling
  5. supervision
  6. administration
  7. direction
  8. government
Noun
  • In a brief, however, Suncor and Exxon argue that management of interstate and international greenhouse gas emissions lies with the federal government, not with the states.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Red Lobster emerged from its 2024 bankruptcy in a lightning-fast three months and is now under the management of Damola Adamolekun, who was 35 at his appointment and the chain’s youngest-ever CEO.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of management
Noun
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Boulder County accused the fossil fuel companies of deceiving the general public about the dangers of their oil and gas operations and the associated greenhouse gas emissions through their advertising and marketing.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of operation
Noun
  • Heading into the midterm elections, AI now ranks as a key issue in races that will help decide control of both chambers of Congress.
    — Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Precise attitude control keeps those instruments pointed at their targets as the satellites race around Earth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of control
Noun
  • Polls show Americans increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of gasoline and groceries, with just 17% approving of his handling of inflation.
    — Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • By 2022, Lula narrowly beat Bolsonaro amid criticism of Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic and fears for the country’s democracy.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of handling
Noun
  • Kobzev said everyone who came into contact with the woman is under medical supervision.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • An investigation by The New York Times revealed that China and Iran have used Chinese open-source models to run propaganda campaigns through AI agents with limited human supervision.
    — RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervision
Noun
  • The court’s decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in the middle of September.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • An administration official told ABC News that’s because the federal government didn’t collect the user fees in those states.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of administration
Noun
  • Our research is already leading in new directions beyond ancient interiors.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The team notes that this version uses one cell line, muscle fibers aligned in one direction and simple shapes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of direction
Noun
  • The technology that investors and governments are counting on to lift the global economy is also adding pressure that threatens growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers to stop delaying painful choices on debt.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The government that came soon after brought it all to a screeching, heavily consequential halt.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of government
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“Intendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intendance. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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