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Management - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Management : (noun)
1: the act of managing something; "he was given overall
management of the program"; "is the direction of the
economy a function of government?" [syn: direction]
2: those in charge of running a business
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Management : \Man"age*ment\, n. [Based on Manage, v.]
1. 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.
``The management of the voice.'' --E. Porter.
2. Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.
He had great managements with ecclesiastics.
--Addison.
3. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct
directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning
practice; -- often in a bad sense.
Mark with what management their tribes divide Some
stick to you, and some to t'other side. --Dryden.
4. The collective body of those who manage or direct any
enterprise or interest; the board of managers.
Syn: Conduct; administration; government; direction;
guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
[{Jargon File]
(1995-02-28)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Management : n. 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).
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Management |
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