Managing, ordering, governing, directing, etc.

The action or function of directing. of keeping in right order; management, administration.

The action of direct, v.; direction (in various senses).

The action of guiding or directing something; direction.

Authoritative direction or control; management, regulation. Obsolete.

Management, direction. Obsolete.

Direction, ordering, control. Obsolete. rare.

The action of directing; direction.

The practice of acting as a ‘boss’.

The work of a mastermind; the planning and direction of a complex scheme.

figurative and in extended use. The action or process of coordinating or leading an operation or project; direction.