gestion

noun

ges·​tion

ˈjes(h)chən

plural -s

1

: the act or process of carrying on : conduct, management

that participation in the gestion of affairs which his office made incumbent on him

—Thomas Jefferson

2

Roman & civil law : management of or interference with the business or affairs of another without authority : intermeddling

Word History

Etymology

Latin gestion-, gestio, from gestus (past participle of gerere to bear, act, manage) + -ion-, -io -ion

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