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managerial

managerial

25 5.5
Relating to the duties and work of managers
  • adjective
  • /ˌmænəˈdʒɪrɪəl/
translation icon : directivo
  • Make a managerial decision.
  • managerial finance
  • managerial position
  • managerial skills

He's a puppet for this managerial machine that sits underneath him.

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Examples

  • He's running an entire theatre company single-handedly and offering me a managerial position in it.

  • The potential gains on both sides of the border justify the attempt, despite the daunting managerial challenges.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Actually, I have one area where I have managerial control, and it's me and inside myself.

  • Certainly, there were many fewer women in the managerial subject pool than men.

    Academic text (1990)
  • If you can use my expertise in managerial matters, I'm glad to help you.

  • Pam is an associate professor in the Department of Managerial Science and Engineering.

  • Will you let me maintain some semblance of managerial control here?

  • Inherent within the analysis is the managerial flexibility to depart from initial plans when circumstances change.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Reports needed to monitor timeline activities are often delayed, thereby lessening managerial control over business activities.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I was promoted to a managerial role after three years at the company.

Synonyms

administrative
vsmanagerial
180 4.6

Relating to the work of managing an office, school, or business

refers specifically to duties and responsibilities of those who direct operations

Antonyms

Relating to staff or work done by people who are not bosses

Compounds

managerial economics
  • Specialized
6.0

The use of economic ideas to help managers make business decisions

How Managerial

executive
533 4.5
managerial
25 5.5
administrative
180 4.6
clerical
25 3.7

Surface Forms

managerial positive

Morphology

managerial = manager (transparent) = manager + ial

Clear adjective formation from 'manager' with the productive suffix '-ial', so meaning 'relating to managers' is directly derived.

Etymology

Managerial comes from manage, which comes from an old word meaning 'hand' and is like manual ('by hand'). So, to manage is to 'handle' or guide people and work, and managerial means about handling or directing people and tasks.