intendance

noun

in-ˈten-dən(t)s How to pronounce intendance (audio)
Definition of intendancenext
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something his scrupulous intendance of the university's finances

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  1. management
  2. operation
  3. handling
  4. control
  5. supervision
  6. administration
  7. direction
  8. government
Noun
  • Clients interested in ongoing pest management can avail themselves of the company’s Gold Package, which includes year-round monitoring and treatment.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The priorities for the new office include using generative AI for command and control, autonomous drones, intelligence, weapons testing and even for enterprise management like financial systems and human resources.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of management
Noun
  • At the height of operations, the Bowyer Gambling business contained at least 700 sports wagering clients, according to federal law enforcement officials, with many of the wagers transmitted offshore through a Costa Rican call center.
    Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Two more years and she was promoted to vice president of operations.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of operation
Noun
  • Wray has since come under fire from Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill over the FBI's handling of investigations into the president-elect.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Trump and other Republicans have criticized Fauci, who was the face of the first Trump and Biden administration’s response against COVID-19, over his handling of the pandemic.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of handling
Noun
  • His autopsy reports no use of physical control by deputies.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Some Republicans, who are set to take control of Congress next month, have tried to push legislation that would have forced them to return to prison.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of control
Noun
  • Then they were split into two equal groups and completed training drills twice a week under the supervision of an Okkulo coach—one group using Okkulo’s lighting system, and the other under normal conditions.
    RM Clark, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Two years later, the trees were planted along the long driveway leading to John Woodbury’s future home, under the supervision of ranch foreman Tom Hoag, according to the Christmas Tree Lane Assn.’s official history.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervision
Noun
  • But President Joe Biden's administration poured cold water on the momentum for Young's 2024 bill this week, saying the president would veto it.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In the final months of his first term, the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to return to the White House in January, removed ETIM from the U.S. Terrorism Exclusion List in November 2020, citing a lack of activity from the group.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of administration
Noun
  • But her official team online, known as Taylor Nation, used its social media accounts to point fans in the direction of a new section on Swift’s website that’s dedicated to archiving material across eras.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The alignment of the stones corresponds with the direction of the southernmost moonrise.
    Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of direction
Noun
  • Syria was forced to withdraw its troops from Lebanon and a pro-American government came to power.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • However, it is widely believed that the Syrian government retained portions of its chemical arsenal and faced accusations of deploying such weapons in subsequent years, further intensifying concerns over their use in the protracted civil war.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of government
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