doing: I can't manage another mouthful. | I couldn't manage two weeks' holiday this year, only one. | Could you manage Friday for our meeting? | She could barely manage a smile. | [+to-v] The little boy had somehow managed to tie his shoelaces together. → see COULD (USAGE) 4 [| (on)] to succeed in living, especially on a small amount of money: They managed quite well on very little money.
man·age·a·ble /'mænɪdʒəbəl/ adj easy or possible to control or deal with: My hair is much more manageable since I had it cut short. | The rate of inflation has been brought down to a more manageable level. → opposite UNMANAGEABLE —bility /,mænɪdʒə'bilʒti/ n [U]
man·age·ment /'mænɪdʒmənt/ n 1 [U] the art or practice of managing, especially of managing a business or money: The company's failure was mainly due to bad management. | a management course | man management (=controlling and dealing with people) 2 [C;U+sing./pl. v] the people in charge of a company, industry etc: The management is/are having talks with the workers. | The union has agreed to talks with senior management. | a management decision 3 [U] skill in dealing with people or situations; judgment
management 'buyout n the buying of SHAREs in a business by the management so that they control the company
'management con,sultant n a person who is paid to go to a company to give the MANAGEMENT advice on how to organize and run it
man·ag·er /'mænɪdʒər/ n 1 a person who manages a business or other activity: She's a bank manager/a hotel manager. | He's the party's campaign manager. | That was a terrible meal; I'm going to complain to the manager. 2 a person who manages the business affairs of an entertainer: the manager of a pop group 3 a person who manages the training and other activities of a sportsman or team: the England soccer manager 4 someone who is skilled at managing their money, personal affairs etc: She must be a very good manager to feed her children so well on so little money.
man·ag·er·ess /,mænɪdʒə'resɪl'mænɪdʒərəs/ n a woman who controls a business, especially a shop or restaurant; female MANAGER
man·a·ge·ri·al /,mænə'dʒɪəriəl/ adj of or concerning a manager or management: a managerial position | managerial responsibilities
managing director also MD n BrE a person who is in charge of an organization, being responsible for its day-to-day running according to the decisions of the board of directors
Ma·nag·ua /mə'nægwə·l-'nɑː-/ the capital city of Nicaragua, which was badly damaged by an EARTHQUAKE in 1972
ma·na·na /mænˈjɑːnəlmən-/ n Sp not now, some other time (a Spanish word which means tomorrow). People use this word to describe the attitude of those who delay doing things because they are very relaxed or lazy: Mexico is sometimes said to have a mañana culture.
man-at-arms n pl. men-at-arms a soldier of former times, especially one with a horse and heavy armour and weapons
Man Booker Prize, the /maen 'bukə, praizl-kər-/ an important prize given every year in the UK for the best full-length novel written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland, that has been PUBLISHED (=printed and offered for sale) during the previous twelve months: Man Booker Prize-winning author Yann Martel → compare PULITZER PRIZE
Manche, La → see LA MANCHE
Manchester /'mæntʃər, -tʃes-/ a large city in the northwest of England, which was formerly known for its wool and cotton industries, but is now the financial and business centre for the area. Many POP and ROCK bands come from Manchester, which is known for its music industry and its many NIGHTCLUBs. It is also known for its two football teams, Manchester United and Manchester City. Many of the buildings in the city centre were destroyed by an IRA bomb in 1996. People who come from Manchester are called Mancunians. → see also GREATER MANCHESTER, MOSS SIDE
Manchester 'Ship Ca,nal, the a long, narrow stretch of water in northwest England which goes from Manchester to the sea. It was built to help the cotton factories to move their goods in the 19th century.
Manchester U'nited also Man United inftml a very successful and popular English football team from Manchester. In 1999 they became the first team to win the EUROPEAN CUP, the FA CUP, and the PREMIERSHIP competition in one season.
Man·cu·ni·an /mæn'kju:niən/ n [C] someone who lives in or comes from Manchester —Mancunian adj
man·da·la /'mændələ, mən'da:lə/ n (in Oriental art and religion) a usually circular pattern which is believed to represent the universe
Man·da·lay /,mændə'lei/ a city in Myanmar, known in the US and UK especially because of the old song The Road to Mandalay and an old film with the same name
man·da·rin /'mændərɪn/ n 1 [C] also ,mandarin 'orange a small kind of orange with a special taste and a skin which comes off easily 2 [C] a government official of high rank in the former Chinese EMPIRE 3 [C] BrE sometimes derog a person who holds an important official position, and may be regarded as having too much influence: British government policy is often influenced by Whitehall mandarins. (=top British government servants)
Mandarin n [U] the official language of China. Mandarin is the form of the Chinese language that is used especially in Beijing and North China. It is taught in schools all over China, and is spoken by many educated Chinese people.
,mandarin 'duck n an attractive small duck with clearly marked areas of coloured feathers, and wing-feathers that stick up above its back
man·date¹ /'mændeit/ n [C usually sing.] 1 the right and power given to a government, or any body of people chosen to represent others, to act according to the wishes of those who voted for it: to seek a mandate from the electorate | [+to-v] I say the government does not have a mandate to introduce this new law! 2 a formal command to act in a certain way, given by a higher to a lower official: carrying out her mandate 3 the power given to a country by the League of Nations after the World War I to govern (part of) another country
mandate² v [T often pass.] 1 to give a MANDATE to (someone) to do something 2 to put (a place) under a MANDATE: a mandated territory
man·da·to·ry /'mændətərɪl-tɒri/ adj fml which must be done; COMPULSORY: It's mandatory to pay the debt within six months. | a mandatory election | Voting is not mandatory.
Man·del·a, Neison /mæn'delə/ (1918-) the leader of South Africa's ANC party from 1994 to 1997, and the first black President of South Africa, from 1994 to 1999. Mandela was in prison from 1964 to 1990 for his opposition to the country's white government and its policy of APARTHEID. In 1993 he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with President F. W. de Klerk after they had worked together to end the system of APARTHEID. He is admired all over the world, especially for encouraging people in South Africa to unite and build a
new society and to forgive the bad things that happened there in the past.
Mandela, Win·nie Ma·di·ki·ze·la /'wni mə·di:ki:'zeɪlə/(1934-) a South African politician who was the wife of Nelson Mandela from 1958 until 1996. She was admired during her long opposition to the white government and its policy of APARTHEID, but many people believe that she was involved in the murder of black political opponents during the 1980s.
Man-del-son, Peter /'mændlser/ (1953-) a British politician in the Labour Party. From 1987 to 1997, he was in charge of planning and organizing all the party's election attempts, and he is thought of as a typical example of a SPIN DOCTOR (=someone who tries to influence news reporting so that it is always favourable to his party). He became a