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management
noun /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/Definition
B2 [U] the control and organization of something: The company has suffered from several years of bad management. There is a need for stricter financial management. a management training schemeManaging and organizing › [C, + sing/pl verb] the group of people responsible for controlling and organizing a company: Management has/have offered staff a three percent pay increase.People in charge of or controlling other peopleBosses, managers and directorsBosses, managers and directorsPeople in charge of or controlling other people
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Synonyms and related words:
- administer verb (MANAGE)
- administration noun (MANAGING)
- bureaucracy noun
- bureaucratic adjective
- campaign verb
- conduct verb (ORGANIZE)
- get your act together idiom
- have/get your shit together idiom
- in hand idiom
- kaizen noun
- manage verb (CONTROL)
- misconduct verb
- organization noun (ARRANGEMENT)
- reorganize verb
- restructure verb
- run the show idiom
- running noun (OPERATION)
- shakedown adjective
- stage verb
- stage-manage verb
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