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stewardship

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stewardship

1 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
Synonyms of stewardship

administration, care, charge, conduct, control, direction, governance, government, guidance, handling, intendance, management, operation, oversight, presidency, regulation, running, superintendence, superintendency, supervision
Words Related to stewardship

generalship, leadership, rulership

agency

aegis (also egis), custody, guardianship, keeping, lap, protection, safekeeping, trust, tutelage, ward

engineering, logistics, machination, manipulation

coadministration, codirection, comanagement

2 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
Synonyms of stewardship

care, charge, guidance, headship, oversight, regulation, superintendence, superintendency, supervision, surveillance
Words Related to stewardship

monitoring, observance, observation, observing, policing

administration, control, direction, generalship, hand(s), management, running

leadership, piloting, shepherding, steering

government, reign, rule

aegis (also egis), auspices, guardianship, protection, trusteeship, tutelage

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