Thesaurus results for MANAGEMENT

management

noun

ˈma-nij-mənt

Definition of management

as in administration

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something fiscal management of the city's sports facility can be challenging

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Recent Examples of management The loop is about two-thirds of a mile long, said Scot Grossman, project management supervisor for Jefferson County Parks & Open Space. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026 The former iPic movie theater in Pasadena is expected to reopen in early December under the management of the Look dine-in theater chain. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 Officials determined that results associated with a voting-system memory card had not been uploaded into the county’s election management system. — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 For Android devices, Google Family Link offers parental controls and device management options. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for management

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Noun

Ending the litigation now will forestall that process to detail the origins of the administration’s list — which is still being used by federal prosecutors in California to target individual voters for criminal prosecution.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Those in favor work for the administration or are connected to the president, who was pushing for the immediate construction.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

Garcia also wants to look at the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigationand Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

— Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Garcia also wants to look at the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

The surrounding gate offers tighter control over current flow, helping address the challenges of further transistor scaling.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Eisenberg was sworn in as assistant attorney general in charge of the department's National Security Division in June 2025 and oversaw cases involving espionage, terrorism, export control violations, cyber crimes and other matters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Bass also attracted criticism over her handling of city spending — giving a series of raises to the workforce and then encountering a $1-billion shortfall, which led to the elimination of more than 1,500 vacant city jobs.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Madigan’s downfall began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

The intervention group halted their blood sugar and blood pressure medications under medical supervision and began an intensive 800- to 900-calorie daily diet.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
After fine-tuning, the resulting model applied similar reasoning to human supervision.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

Parks Project has donated more than $14,000 to Friends of Acadia, the nonprofit dedicated to preserving, protecting, and promoting stewardship of the park and its surrounding communities.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
That person will take over a building that has grown in profile over the past 40 years, thanks to Robinson’s stewardship.

— Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

Practical limits on the oversight powers of a Democratic Congress already have some leaders thinking of other, coercive means of using congressional power to exact accountability.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Projects require careful oversight, and communities deserve a voice in how investments are made.

— H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of oversight

Noun

Many are concerned about the federal government’s lack of action in preventing the spread.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 11 Nov. 2026
The flexible grant money will allow the organization to initiate projects sooner without waiting for government reimbursements, Morrison-North said.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

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