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Meaning of management | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈmæn.ᵻd͡ʒ.mənt

Definitions

  1. process
  2. Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
    uncountable, usually
  3. step (a measure, an act aimed at leading to the accomplishment of a greater goal)
  4. The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
    uncountable, usually
  5. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.
    uncountable, usually
  6. The prosecuting side in an impeachment trial (as opposed to the respondent or defending side).
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية إدارة الإدارة
Azərbaycanca idarə menecment
Беларуская кіраўніцтва
Čeština management řízení
हिन्दी प्रबंधन
Հայերեն կառավարում
Bahasa Indonesia direksi manajemen pengelola pengelolaan
日本語 管理
Қазақша басқарма
한국어 관리
Kurdî îdare
Bahasa Melayu pengurusan
Polski zarządzanie
Slovenčina manažment
Српски руководство
Svenska direktion ledning skötsel styrelse
Kiswahili menejimenti
Тоҷикӣ идора
اردو انتظام

Examples

“The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.”
“Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.”
“Management has been lazy, too—management has found it easier to hire an additional five hundred men than to so improve its methods that one hundred men of the old force could be released to other work. The public was paying, and business was booming, and management didn't care a pin.”
“Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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