stewardships

noun

plural of stewardship
1
as in operations
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 oversights
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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  1. operations
  2. oversights
  3. managements
  4. supervisions
  5. administrations
  6. regulations
  7. controls
  8. leaderships
Noun
  • The ash has clouded the skies over eastern Sicily and disrupted operations at nearby Catania International Airport.
    — Anna Matranga, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Hegseth provided few details about what joint operations with Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras would look like.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of operations
Noun
  • Now known formally as the Contemporary Baseball Era and Classic Baseball Era committees but still loosely as the Veterans Committee, this group meant to correct oversights continues to let in marginal guys.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • If done well, and with a human in the loop, AI could help identify trends in incidents, equipment issues, training gaps, certifications, expiration dates, maintenance reminders and emergency preparedness plan oversights.
    — John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of oversights
Noun
  • Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Definition of managements
Noun
  • This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of supervisions
Noun
  • In total, in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Ukraine has reached 25 people, with a further 132 injured throughout the country, according to reports from regional military administrations.
    — Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As of mid-July, that low-priority list included 1,573 projects, including many that officials told me would have been funded under prior administrations.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrations
Noun
  • However, federal regulations passed in the late 1990s prohibit the government from sharing information that could reveal that the person getting deported applied for asylum.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Since vintage base ball league teams agree to abide by the same rules used in 1858, only 37 rules are applied to the sport, as compared to today’s numerous regulations guiding the players of today’s baseball games.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulations
Noun
  • Other governments, including the US, have their own rules and disclosure requirements, but beyond the breadth of the controls in China, the sheer number of people affected is striking – and reaches far beyond civil servants.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Though a slight majority, along with most Democrats and independents, would be okay with government price controls.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of controls
Noun
  • Similarly, leaders of the far-left and far-right parties will be excluded from government, perhaps unsurprisingly, as both parties’ leaderships, including Le Pen if her appeal is successful, are expected to stand against Macron’s would-be centrist successor.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of leaderships
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