managerial

[ man-i-jeer-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to management or a manager:

   managerial functions; the managerial class of society.

managerial

/ ˌmænɪˈdʒɪərɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a manager or to the functions, responsibilities, or position of management

Derived Forms

• ˌmanaˈgerially, adverb

Other Words From

• mana·geri·al·ly adverb
• nonman·a·geri·al adjective
• quasi-mana·geri·al adjective
• quasi-mana·geri·al·ly adverb
• semi·mana·geri·al adjective
• semi·mana·geri·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of managerial¹

First recorded in 1760–70; manager + -ial

Example Sentences

He called for corporations to ensure that women had 30% of managerial positions by 2020.

From Time

Scarcely 2% of the residents had completed four years of college, and only 25% of the workforce held professional or managerial jobs.

From Fortune

We need to have a managerial approach that tries to spread the pain and that tries to keep the core services still functioning.

From Freakonomics

The latest layoffs stretch beyond hourly workers, who were among the hardest hit at the start of the pandemic in industries such as restaurants and hospitality, to office and managerial positions.

From Fortune

Training and reskilling talent in the workforce provides pathways to managerial roles.

From Fortune

But the managerial skills needed to run a 200,000-troop force are still lacking.

From The Daily Beast

Reducing forces while preserving strength will present a daunting managerial challenge.

From The Daily Beast

In a different year, there would have been candidates with more political (as opposed to managerial) skills.

From The Daily Beast

This is a moment when we need a skilled managerial touch to consolidate reforms and prepare our nation for an uncertain future.

From The Daily Beast

He must present himself as a well-informed CEO rather than a managerial Chief Financial Officer.

From The Daily Beast

Was all that gossip about disputes and jealousies between Kellogg and Gary last season a managerial dodge for notoriety?

From Project Gutenberg

The shift from hourly wage to annual salary for the factory workers, and the change to the other pole for the managerial staff.

From Project Gutenberg

"I don't smoke, sir," he stammered in answer to that managerial look of accusation.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Henderson proclaimed his managerial life a burden, but made no other response.

From Project Gutenberg

Altogether it was a good deal of a managerial triumph, as even the manager himself was obliged to admit.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bureaucratic
• commanding
• directorial
• governmental
• legislative
• ministerial
• organizational
• policy-making
• regulatory
• supervisory