managements

Noun

management (usually uncountable, plural managements)

1. (usually) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
   • The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 168

   Synonyms:

   mgt, mgmt, mgmt., mng't

2. (usually) The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
   • 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.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
3. (usually) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.
   • Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.
4. (usually) The prosecuting side in an impeachment trial (as opposed to the respondent or defending side).