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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

management
     n 1: the act of managing something; "he was given overall
          management of the program"; "is the direction of the
          economy a function of government?" [syn: direction]
     2: those in charge of running a business

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Management \Man"age*ment\, n. [From Manage, v.]
   1. The act or art of managing; the manner of treating,
      directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct;
      administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a
      family or of a farm; the management of state affairs.
      ``The management of the voice.'' --E. Porter.

   2. Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.

            He had great managements with ecclesiastics.
                                                  --Addison.

   3. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct
      directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning
      practice; -- often in a bad sense.

            Mark with what management their tribes divide Some
            stick to you, and some to t'other side. --Dryden.

   4. The collective body of those who manage or direct any
      enterprise or interest; the board of managers.

   Syn: Conduct; administration; government; direction;
        guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

management

   1. Corporate power elites distinguished primarily by their
   distance from actual productive work and their chronic failure
   to manage (see also suit).  Spoken derisively, as in
   "*Management* decided that ...".

   2. Mythically, a vast bureaucracy responsible for all the
   world's minor irritations.  Hackers' satirical public notices
   are often signed "The Mgt"; this derives from the
   "Illuminatus!" novels.

   [Jargon File]

   (1995-02-28)

Source: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) 

management n. 1. Corporate power elites distinguished primarily by
   their distance from actual productive work and their chronic failure to
   manage (see also suit). Spoken derisively, as in "_Management_ decided
   that ...". 2. Mythically, a vast bureaucracy responsible for all the
   world's minor irritations. Hackers' satirical public notices are often
   signed `The Mgt'; this derives from the "Illuminatus" novels (see the
   Bibliography in Appendix C).