social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

conducting - the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting"

database management - creation and maintenance of a database

finance - the management of money and credit and banking and investments

homemaking - the management of a household

misconduct - bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

mismanagement, misdirection - management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"

treatment, handling - the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"

superintendence, supervising, supervision, oversight - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

administration, disposal - a method of tending to (especially business) matters

empowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

disenfranchisement - the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise

channelisation, channelization, canalisation, canalization - management through specified channels of communication

steering, guidance - the act of guiding or showing the way

governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

board of directors, directorate - a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution

house - the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"