noun
management
MAN-ihj-muhnt
noun
1
The process of planning, organizing, and directing resources or people to achieve a goal.
"Good time management is essential when juggling several projects."
2
The people who run a company or organization, especially senior executives.
"Management announced a company-wide pay rise this quarter."
"Staff met with management to discuss the new schedule."
How to Use Management
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the act of running/organizing something, or the group of people who do the running.
Common pairings
senior management
crisis management
risk management
under new management
Word Forms
managements plural
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Etymology
Formed from manage plus the noun-forming suffix -ment.
Rhymes for management
cement
element
clement
pavement
tenement
amusement
statement
agreement
excrement
amazement
atonement
implement
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