Thesaurus results for MANAGEMENT

management

noun

ˈma-nij-mənt

Definition of management

as in administration

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something fiscal management of the city's sports facility can be challenging

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Recent Examples of management The declaration activates the state's emergency management plan to prepare for hurricanes and other potential natural disasters, allowing actions including the deployment of personnel and equipment to respond. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 In another thread, Strong’s Zuckerberg twitches with irritation through mock congressional hearings, with a PR team headed by crisis management specialist Raya (Wunmi Mosaku), whose task is to make the Facebook CEO likable. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Further management changes are expected with searches underway for a chief brand officer, chief communications officer and chief technology officer. — David Moin, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 In markets without a single dominant operator, nearby comparable listings can vary in pricing, amenities, review quality, availability, and management practices. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for management

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Noun

The court’s decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in the middle of September.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
An administration official told ABC News that’s because the federal government didn’t collect the user fees in those states.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration, and a rescue operation was continuing.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Shamil Zhumatov | Reuters Russian internet giant Yandex suspended operations at one of its key data centers on Thursday after a drone strike as Ukraine continues to target the country's infrastructure.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

Heading into the midterm elections, AI now ranks as a key issue in races that will help decide control of both chambers of Congress.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Precise attitude control keeps those instruments pointed at their targets as the satellites race around Earth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Polls show Americans increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of gasoline and groceries, with just 17% approving of his handling of inflation.

— Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
By 2022, Lula narrowly beat Bolsonaro amid criticism of Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic and fears for the country’s democracy.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of handling

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Kobzev said everyone who came into contact with the woman is under medical supervision.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
An investigation by The New York Times revealed that China and Iran have used Chinese open-source models to run propaganda campaigns through AI agents with limited human supervision.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

More form than function, police work’s stewardship of capitalism exists largely in the tactical imagination.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Rage is not a worthwhile substitute for smart, prescient and responsible stewardship of an absolutely necessary ingredient of modern life.

— Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

The merger means that the NCAA March Madness college basketball championship will be under a single company’s oversight for the first time in years.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Audit committee members naming AI governance a priority jumped to 35% in Deloitte and the Center for Audit Quality’s 2025 survey, up from 20% the year before, and the share of committees taking primary AI oversight rose from 14% to 20%.

— Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of oversight

Noun

The technology that investors and governments are counting on to lift the global economy is also adding pressure that threatens growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers to stop delaying painful choices on debt.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The government that came soon after brought it all to a screeching, heavily consequential halt.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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