# management

Pronunciation: say "MAN-ij-muhnt" /ˈmænɪd͡ʒmənt/

## Noun

1. The act or skill of running, controlling, or dealing with something, such as a business, money, time, or a difficult situation, to reach set goals.
   - Simple: Controlling and organizing something, like a business, money, time, or a problem, so that it goes well.
   - _Effective management balances tight budgets against ambitious deadlines._
   - _The factory's careful management of scarce raw materials kept production on schedule._
2. The people who run an organization, especially its senior executives, as distinct from the employees they direct.
   - Simple: The group of people who run a company or other organization and make the big decisions.
   - _Union leaders met with management to discuss the new contract._
   - _Management announced a hiring freeze across all departments._

## Other meanings

- (noun) The prosecuting side in an impeachment trial, which brings the case against the official rather than defending them.

## Origin

Formed from the verb 'manage' combined with the suffix '-ment'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/management (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).