English noun: management | |||
1. | management (act) the act of managing something | ||
Samples | He was given overall management of the program. Is the direction of the economy a function of government?. | ||
Synonyms | direction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social control | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | administration, authorisation, authorization, canalisation, canalization, channelisation, channelization, conducting, database management, disenfranchisement, disposal, empowerment, finance, guidance, handling, homemaking, misconduct, misdirection, mismanagement, oversight, steering, superintendence, supervising, supervision, treatment | ||
2. | management (group) those in charge of running a business | ||
Broader (hypernym) | administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | house | ||
Member holonym | board of directors, directorate | ||