stewardship
noun
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Good Stewardship
When stewardship first appeared in English during the Middle Ages, it functioned as a job description, denoting the office of a steward, or manager of a large household. Over the centuries, its range of reference spread to the oversight of law courts, employee unions, college dining halls, Masonic lodges, and many other organizations. In recent years, the long-established "management" sense of stewardship has evolved a positive meaning, “careful and responsible management.” This sense is commonly found nowadays in contexts such as “stewardship of the environment, the family business,” etc. It also occasionally appears as an adjective in phrases such as “stewardship fundraising" (that is, fundraising aimed at building good relationships with donors in order to keep them loyal).
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Doxa watches were brought back during the 2000s under the stewardship of collector Rick Marai, who created the template for how to resuscitate a legendary watch brand without breaking its bones: Stay absolutely faithful to the original designs.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
McDermott’s stewardship of ServiceNow is certainly working.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Good environmental stewardship should include improving the safety, efficiency and productivity of traditional resource extraction.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Stewardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stewardship. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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