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Management vs Politic - What's the difference?

management | politic |

As a noun management

is management (administration; the process or practice of managing).

As an adjective politic is

political.

management

English

(wikipedia management)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable, management) Administration; the process or practice of managing.
  • (management) The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
  • *
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  • (uncountable) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.

    • Synonyms

    * (process or practice of managing) mgt, mgmt

    Related terms

    * manager * managerial

    Derived terms

    (Terms derived from management) * advanced traffic management * anger management * content management system * cross-platform application management * change management * database management system * inventory management * knowledge management * data management * document management system * management summary * master data management * micromanagement * middle management * time management * management cybernetics * strategic management * Human Resource Management * risk management * package management system * performance management system * project management * soil management

    politic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * politick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
    • the body politic
  • * (rfdate) Sir (Philip Sidney)
    • He with his people made all but one politic body.
  • (archaic) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; said of things.
    • a politic treaty
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • enrich'd with politic grave counsel
  • (archaic) Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy.
  • , prudent and expedient.
  • and diplomatic.
  • , crafty or cunning.

    • Antonyms

    * impolitic

    Related terms

    * police * policy * political * politician * politicize * politics * polity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A politician.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • * Lowell
    • Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark? he borrows a lantern; / Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars.
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