Princeton's WordNet

1. management, direction(noun)

   the act of managing something

   "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

2. management(noun)

   those in charge of running a business

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. management(noun)ˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt

   the process of organizing and controlling a business

   the management of a huge company

2. managementˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt

   the process of organizing or controlling sth

   the management of her medical condition

Wiktionary

1. management(Noun)

   administration; the process or practice of managing.

2. management(Noun)

   The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.

3. management(Noun)

   Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.

   Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.

Webster Dictionary

1. Management

   the act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs

2. Management

   business dealing; negotiation; arrangement

3. Management

   judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense

4. Management

   the collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. management

   1. Corporate power elites distinguished primarily by their distance from actual productive work and their chronic failure to manage (see also suit). Spoken derisively, as in “Management decided that ...”. 2. Mythically, a vast bureaucracy responsible for all the world's minor irritations. Hackers' satirical public notices are often signed ‘The Mgt’; this derives from the Illuminatus novels (see the Bibliography in Appendix C).

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. management

   The consequence management activities for all deliberate and inadvertent releases of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives that are undertaken when directed or authorized by the President. Also called CBRNE CM.

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