stewardship

noun

ˈstü-ərd-ˌship How to pronounce stewardship (audio)
Definition of stewardshipnext
1
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean

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2
as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility

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Recent Examples of stewardship Through enlightened leadership, and my own trial and error, Mammoth Lakes managed to create a sense of stewardship for the town’s wild kingdom. — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 The assessment evaluated both basin-level and operational level water risks, allowing DyStar to identify priority risk areas, enhance resilience across its operations and strengthen its water stewardship approach. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 Good stewardship of taxpayer dollars and accountable government are not temporary initiatives. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Doctors’ payments should reward diagnostic stewardship and penalize indiscriminate testing. — Daniel Morgan, STAT, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stewardship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewardship
  1. management
  2. oversight
  3. supervision
  4. leadership
  5. handling
  6. control
  7. administration
  8. care
Noun
  • According to the company, the platform uses open systems architecture, autonomous software, strong command and control, and scalable mission management to support large groups of drones.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of management
Noun
  • First, it’s tested with a small group of patients with doctor oversight.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The allegations were the focus of a news conference Wednesday outside FDC Miami, where relatives joined immigrant-rights advocates demanding transparency and oversight.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of oversight
Noun
  • Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • Raftelis highlighted the November caseload for one probation officer who had a total of 753 cases under their supervision.
    — Nathan Pilling July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of supervision
Noun
  • Omar most recently served as acting CFO of Peraton, following more than a decade in senior finance leadership roles across the company and its predecessor organizations.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The negotiations were initially delayed as a good-faith effort to help new leadership get up to speed and execute a compensation study.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of leadership
Noun
  • The unit's weight is therefore centered in the bike and that should make for better handling.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • Managing the fuel cycle, specifically the processing, handling, and recycling of the exceptionally rare hydrogen isotope tritium, remains one of the most significant engineering challenges to achieving commercial nuclear fusion.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of handling
Noun
  • His ability to implement policies aimed at boosting economic growth — such as reindustrialization, building more social housing and taking greater public control of utilities — will also be severely constrained by weak government finances.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • In an increasingly unpredictable business environment, executives seek control over their biology through peptides, promising faster recovery and improved performance.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of control
Noun
  • According to Linda Debassige, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation in Ontario, more than 30 homes were lost, along with the administration office, school, community center, storage buildings, vehicles and essential community equipment.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Doctors have a range of views regarding issues of both testosterone level monitoring as well as administration of TRT for low testosterone levels.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of administration
Noun
  • The investigation also follows a lawsuit Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against a Houston-area postpartum care center.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • Swinehart left his role as founder of Project 658, a nonprofit that provides sustainable, holistic care to refugees resettling in the Charlotte area, to join Charlotte FC.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of care

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“Stewardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardship. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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