Word: acumen
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...Secretary of Commerce in the Ford Administration and in 1976 helped Ford defeat Reagan for the Republican nomination. As Ford's campaign chairman in the late stages of the race, Baker waged an aggressive fight in a losing effort against Jimmy Carter, impressing the Republican Establishment with his energy, acumen and cool efficiency...
...first rescue operation was that of Harvard Magazine, the University's alumni magazine, which had had a history of poor financial management. Officials with the magazine attributed the magazine's recent recovery to Rotner's business acumen and ability to hire sound managers...
...fact, White House aides viewed Dole's victory philosophically, feeling that his legislative acumen and credibility on " Capitol Hill will be an overall plus for the Administration. "The only question mark," said one "senior aide, "is whether he is going to run for President." If Dole, who has unveiled ambitions for the White House, does make a bid in 1988, his independence could become more pronounced, making the going rougher for Reagan in the final year of his term...
Roberto C. Goizueta, 52, board chairman of Coca-Cola, the parent company of Columbia Pictures, on his lack of box-office acumen: "When I came out of [Columbia's] Ghostbusters, I thought, 'Gee, we're going to lose our shirts...
Walburg Professor of Economics Emeritus John Kenneth Galbraith--who served as U.S. ambassador to India in the Kennedy Administration and was a personal friend of the world leader--called Gandhi "a person of deep intelligence and great political acumen...