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Man-On-A-Horsenounan edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish centerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man's BodynounMWEthe body of an adult manverifiedMay 18, 2026
Man's ClothingnounMWEclothing that is designed for men to wearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manageabilitynouncapable of being managed or controlledverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manageablenessnouncapable of being managed or controlledverifiedMay 18, 2026
Managed EconomynounMWEa non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining pricesverifiedMay 18, 2026
managementnounThis role focuses on administering, organizing, and overseeing the organization. Any individuals who are involved in the administration, organization, supervision, and oversight of the organization should be assigned to this role.RoleMay 9, 2026
management authorizationnounMWEOfficial permission or approval given by the senior executives of an organization.RequirementRegulatedMay 9, 2026
Management ClientnounMWEA configuration of a client node that enables a KMI external operational manager to manage KMI products and services by either 1) accessing a PRSN, or 2) exercising locally provided capabilities. An MGC consists of a client platform and an advanced key processor (AKP).SystemRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Management ConsultantnounMWEadviser to business about efficient management practicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Management ConsultingnounMWEa service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a businessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Management ControlsnounMWEActions taken to manage the development, maintenance, and use of the system, including system-specific policies, procedures and rules of behavior, individual roles and responsibilities, individual accountability, and personnel security decisions.ControlMay 9, 2026
management functionnounMWEA Security Management family component.ProcessRegulatedMay 12, 2026
Management information systems (MIS)nounMWEA general term for the computer systems in an enterprise that provide information about its business operations.SystemMay 12, 2026
Management PersonnelnounMWEpersonnel having overall planning and direction responsibilitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Management Security ControlsnounMWEThe security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that focus on the management of risk and the management of information systems security.ControlRestrictedCUIMay 12, 2026
management structurenounMWEThe hierarchical arrangement and relations of managerial roles, power, and responsibilities, how they are delegated, controlled, and coordinated, and how information flows between levels of management.OrganizationMay 9, 2026
Managernounsomeone in charge of training an athlete or a teamverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manageressnouna woman managerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Managershipnounthe position of managerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Managing DirectornounMWEsomeone who controls resources and expendituresverifiedMay 18, 2026
Managing EditornounMWEthe editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manakinnounany of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manananounan indefinite time in the futureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manatnounthe basic unit of money in TurkmenistanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manateenounsirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandalanounany of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandamusnounan extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandarinnounshrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandarin DucknounMWEshowy crested Asiatic duckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandarin OrangenounMWEshrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandarin Orange TreenounMWEshrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandatarynounthe recipient of a mandateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandatornounan authority who issues a mandateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandatory access controlnounMWEA means of restricting access to objects based on the sensitivity (as represented by a security label) of the information contained in the objects and the formal authorization (i.e., clearance, formal access approvals, and need-to-know) of subjects to access information of such sensitivity.ControlMay 9, 2026
Mandatory InjunctionnounMWEinjunction requiring the performance of some specific actverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandatory ModificationnounMWEChange to a COMSEC end-item that NSA requires to be completed and reported by a specified date. See Optional Modification.ControlRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Mandiblenounthe jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandibulanounthe jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandibular BonenounMWEthe jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandibular CondylenounMWEthe condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skullverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandibular FossanounMWEa deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandibular GlandnounMWEa salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal salivaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandibular JointnounMWEthe joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal boneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandibular NotchnounMWEsmall indentation in the middle of the lower jawboneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandiocnouncassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandiocanouncassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandolanounan early type of mandolinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandolinnouna stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandrakenouna plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandrake RootnounMWEthe root of the mandrake plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandrelnounany of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating partsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandrilnounany of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating partsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mandrillnounbaboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquartersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manductionnounbiting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manenounlong coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maned SheepnounMWEwild sheep of northern AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maned WolfnounMWEreddish-grey wolf of southwestern North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maneuverabilitynounthe quality of being maneuverableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maneuverernouna person skilled in maneuveringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manfulnessnounthe trait of being manlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangabeynounlarge agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelidsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manganatenouna salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manganesenouna hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magneticverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manganese BronzenounMWEa brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manganese SteelnounMWEa steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganeseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manganese TetroxidenounMWEan oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmanniteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manganic AcidnounMWEa dibasic acid (H2MnO4) found only in solution and in manganate saltsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manganitenouna black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangenouna persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hairverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangel-Wurzelnouncultivated as feed for livestockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangernouna container, usually in a barn or stable, from which cattle or horses feedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manginessnouna lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manglernouna person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripplesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manglietianouna genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern ChinaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangonounlarge oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mango TreenounMWElarge evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangoldnounbeet with a large yellowish rootverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangold-Wurzelnounbeet with a large yellowish rootverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangonelnounan engine that provided medieval artillery used during siegesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangosteennountwo- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapplesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangosteen TreenounMWEEast Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangrovenouna tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land buildingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangrove FamilynounMWEtrees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoastsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Mangrove SnappernounMWEfound in shallow waters off the coast of FloridaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manhattannouna cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bittersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manholenouna hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manhole CovernounMWEa flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Manhoodnounthe quality of being humanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manhuntnounan organized search by police for a person charged with a crimeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manianounan irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or actionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manic DepressionnounMWEa mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depressionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manic Depressive IllnessnounMWEa mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depressionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manic DisordernounMWEa mood disorderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manic-Depressive PsychosisnounMWEa mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depressionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manicottinounlarge pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Maniculenouna typographic symbol used to draw the reader's attentionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manicure SetnounMWEa set of implements used to manicureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manicuristnouna beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernailsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Manifest DestinynounMWEa policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)verifiedMay 18, 2026