The difference between Conduct and Manage

When used as nouns, conduct means the act or method of controlling or directing, whereas manage means the act of managing or controlling something.

When used as verbs, conduct means to lead, or guide, whereas manage means to direct or be in charge of.

check bellow for the other definitions of Conduct and Manage

  1. Conduct as a noun:

    The act or method of controlling or directing

  2. Conduct as a noun:

    Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

  3. Conduct as a noun:

    The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

    Examples:

    "Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."

  4. Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):

    Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

  5. Conduct as a noun (obsolete):

    Convoy; escort; guard; guide.

  6. Conduct as a noun:

    That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

  1. Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To lead, or guide; to escort.

  2. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To lead; to direct; to manage

    Examples:

    "The commander conducted thousands of troops."

    "to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"

  3. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

    Examples:

    "He conducted himself well."

  4. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

  5. Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):

    To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

  6. Conduct as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

  7. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To carry out (something organized)

  1. Manage as a verb (transitive):

    To direct or be in charge of.

  2. Manage as a verb (transitive):

    To handle or control (a situation, job).

  3. Manage as a verb (transitive):

    To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).

  4. Manage as a verb (intransitive):

    To succeed at an attempt.

    Examples:

    "He managed to climb the tower."

  5. Manage as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.

    Examples:

    "It's a tough job, but I'll manage."

  6. Manage as a verb:

    To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.

  7. Manage as a verb (obsolete):

    To treat with care; to husband.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  8. Manage as a verb (obsolete):

    To bring about; to contrive.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Manage as a noun (now, _, rare):

    The act of managing or controlling something.

  2. Manage as a noun (horseriding):

    Manège.

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