noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/
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General-American:/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/
/ˈmæn.ədʒ.mənt/weak vowel merger
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India, North:/mæːˈneːdʒ.menʈ/
India, South:/ˈmæː.ne(ː)dʒ.menʈ/
General-South-African:/məˈneɪdʒ.mənt/
CMU ARPABET:M AE1 N AH0 JH M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M AE1 N IH0 JH M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The prosecuting side in an impeachment trial (as opposed to the respondent or defending side).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of managing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was given overall management of the program
is the direction of the economy a function of government?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh2-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English management From manage + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
181 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
menaxhim
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Arabic:
إِدَارَة
(ʔidāra)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Armenian:
կառավարում
(kaṙavarum)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Armenian:
մենեջմենթ
(meneǰmentʻ)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Azerbaijani:
menecment
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Azerbaijani:
idarə
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Belarusian:
ме́неджмент
(mjénjedžmjent)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Belarusian:
мэ́нэджмэнт
(ménedžment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Belarusian:
кірава́нне
(kiravánnje)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Belarusian:
кірава́ньне
(kiravánʹnje)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Belarusian:
праўле́нне
(prawljénnje)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Belarusian:
праўле́ньне
(prawljénʹnje)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Bulgarian:
ме́ниджмънт
(ménidžmǎnt)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Bulgarian:
управле́ние
(upravlénie)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Catalan:
administració
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Catalan:
gestió
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Chinese Mandarin:
經營 /经营
(jīngyíng)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Chinese Mandarin:
管理
(guǎnlǐ)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Czech:
řízení
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Czech:
management
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Danish:
drift
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Danish:
administration
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Dutch:
management
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Dutch:
administratie
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Dutch:
beheer
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Dutch:
bestuur
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Dutch:
directie
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Finnish:
johtaminen
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Finnish:
hallinto
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Finnish:
yritysjohtaminen
— administration; the process or practice of managing
French:
administration
— administration; the process or practice of managing
French:
gestion
— administration; the process or practice of managing
French:
gérance
— administration; the process or practice of managing
French:
direction
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Galician:
administración
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Georgian:
მენეჯმენტი
(meneǯmenṭi)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Georgian:
მართვა
(martva)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Georgian:
ადმინისტრაცია
(adminisṭracia)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Georgian:
ხელმძღვანელობა
(xelmʒɣvaneloba)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Georgian:
წარმართვა
(c̣armartva)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Georgian:
გაძღოლა
(gaʒɣola)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
German:
Verwaltung
— administration; the process or practice of managing
German:
Führung
— administration; the process or practice of managing
German:
Handhabung
— administration; the process or practice of managing
German:
Leitung
— administration; the process or practice of managing
German:
Regie
— administration; the process or practice of managing
German:
Management
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Greek:
διοίκηση
(dioíkisi)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Greek:
διαχείριση
(diacheírisi)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Greek:
μάνατζμεντ
(mánatzment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Ancient Greek:
χειρισμός
(kheirismós)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Hindi:
प्रबंधन
(prabandhan)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Hungarian:
ügyintézés
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Hungarian:
menedzsment
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Indonesian:
manajemen
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Indonesian:
pengelolaan
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Irish:
reachtas
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Irish:
riar
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Irish:
bainistiú
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Irish:
bainistíocht
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Irish:
bainisteoireacht
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Italian:
amministrazione
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Italian:
direzione
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Italian:
gestione
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Japanese:
管理
(kanri)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Kazakh:
менеджмент
(menedjment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Kazakh:
басқарма
(basqarma)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Korean:
관리
(gwalli)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Kyrgyz:
менеджмент
(menedjment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Kyrgyz:
башкармалык
(başkarmalık)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Kyrgyz:
башкарма
(başkarma)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Lao:
ການຈັດການ
(kān chat kān)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Latin:
procuratio
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Latin:
tractātiō
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Latvian:
vadībzinība
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Lithuanian:
vadyba
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Macedonian:
управување
(upravuvanje)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Macedonian:
раководење
(rakovodenje)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Macedonian:
менаџмент
(menadžment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Malay:
pengurusan
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Malayalam:
മേൽനോട്ടം
(mēlnōṭṭaṁ)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Malayalam:
മാനേജ്മെന്റ്
(mānējmenṟŭ)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Māori:
rōpū whakahaere
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Mongolian:
удирдлага
(udirdlaga)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Mongolian:
менеджмент
(menedžment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Navajo:
naachʼid
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Norwegian Bokmål:
ledelse
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Norwegian Bokmål:
forvaltning
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forvalting
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forvaltning
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Iranian Persian:
مُدیرِیَّت
(modiriyyat)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Iranian Persian:
اِدارِه
(edâre)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Polish:
zarządzanie
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Portuguese:
administração
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Portuguese:
gerência
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Russian:
управле́ние
(upravlénije)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Russian:
ме́неджмент
(mɛ́nɛdžment, ménɛdžment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Scottish Gaelic:
stiùireadh
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Scottish Gaelic:
riaghladh
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Serbo-Croatian:
у̀правља̄ње
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Serbo-Croatian:
мѐнаџмент
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Serbo-Croatian:
ùpravljānje
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Serbo-Croatian:
mènadžment
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Slovak:
manažment
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Slovak:
riadenie
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Slovene:
menedžment
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Slovene:
upravljanje
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Spanish:
administración
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Spanish:
gestión
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Spanish:
gerenciamiento
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Spanish:
gerenteo
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Swahili:
menejimenti
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Swedish:
styrelse
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Swedish:
skötsel
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Swedish:
ledning
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Tajik:
мудирият
(mudiriyat)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Tajik:
идора
(idora)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Thai:
การจัดการ
(gaan-jàt-gaan)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Turkish:
idare
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Turkish:
idarecilik
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Ottoman Turkish:
اداره
(idâre)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Ottoman Turkish:
سیاست
(siyâset)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Ottoman Turkish:
زمام
(zimâm)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Ukrainian:
управлі́ння
(upravlínnja)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Ukrainian:
ме́неджмент
(ménedžment)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Ukrainian:
керува́ння
(keruvánnja)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Urdu:
اِنْتِظام
(intizām)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Uzbek:
boshqarma
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Uzbek:
idora
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Vietnamese:
sự quản lý
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Yiddish:
אַדמיניסטראַציע
(administratsye)
— administration; the process or practice of managing
Belarusian:
кіраўні́цтва
(kirawníctva)
— the executives of an organisation
Bulgarian:
ръково́дство
(rǎkovódstvo)
— the executives of an organisation
Bulgarian:
управле́ние
(upravlénie)
— the executives of an organisation
Catalan:
direcció
— the executives of an organisation
Catalan:
gerència
— the executives of an organisation
Danish:
ledelse
— the executives of an organisation
Danish:
bestyrelse
— the executives of an organisation
Danish:
direktion
— the executives of an organisation
Dutch:
management
— the executives of an organisation
Dutch:
bestuur
— the executives of an organisation
Finnish:
johto
— the executives of an organisation
Galician:
dirección
— the executives of an organisation
Georgian:
მენეჯმენტი
(meneǯmenṭi)
— the executives of an organisation
Georgian:
ადმინისტრაცია
(adminisṭracia)
— the executives of an organisation
Georgian:
მმართველობა
(mmartveloba)
— the executives of an organisation
Georgian:
დირექცია
(direkcia)
— the executives of an organisation
Georgian:
ხელმძღვანელობა
(xelmʒɣvaneloba)
— the executives of an organisation
Hungarian:
vezetőség
— the executives of an organisation
Indonesian:
direksi
— the executives of an organisation
Indonesian:
manajemen
— the executives of an organisation
Indonesian:
pengelola
— the executives of an organisation
Italian:
dirigenza
— the executives of an organisation
Māori:
rōpū whakahaere
— the executives of an organisation
Mongolian:
удирдлага
(udirdlaga)
— the executives of an organisation
Mongolian:
захиргаа
(zaxirgaa)
— the executives of an organisation
Iranian Persian:
مُدیرِیَّت
(modiriyyat)
— the executives of an organisation
Russian:
руково́дство
(rukovódstvo)
— the executives of an organisation
Russian:
управле́ние
(upravlénije)
— the executives of an organisation
Spanish:
dirección
— the executives of an organisation
Spanish:
gerencia
— the executives of an organisation
Swahili:
menejimenti
— the executives of an organisation
Swedish:
ledning
— the executives of an organisation
Swedish:
styrelse
— the executives of an organisation
Swedish:
direktion
— the executives of an organisation
Tajik:
мудирият
(mudiriyat)
— the executives of an organisation
Turkish:
yönetim
— the executives of an organisation
Ukrainian:
керівни́цтво
(kerivnýctvo)
— the executives of an organisation
Catalan:
maneig
— judicious use of means
Catalan:
gestió
— judicious use of means
Catalan:
administració
— judicious use of means
Dutch:
beheersing
— judicious use of means
Finnish:
hallinta
— judicious use of means
French:
gestion
— judicious use of means
Hungarian:
gazdálkodás
— judicious use of means
Latin:
tractātiō
— judicious use of means
Portuguese:
administração
— judicious use of means