MANAGERIAL Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

managerial

adjective

ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl

Definition of managerial

as in administrative

suited for or relating to the directing of things her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented

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Recent Examples of managerial Since then, his every managerial decision has been scrutinized. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 The Dogs win over the Kane County Cougars on Saturday night marked Stan's 2100th career managerial win. — Jori Parys, CBS News, 13 July 2026 That set up some managerial chess, with Baltimore sending lefty-swinging Dylan Beavers up to pinch-hit, only for Chicago to replace Ferguson with left-hander Ryan Rolison. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 The controller acts as the ultimate steward, completely eliminating the risk of the managerial drift about which Berle and Means and Jensen and Meckling warned. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for managerial

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The Miramar office is an administrative one, and it’s not designed to hold individuals for more than 12 hours, yet people are being kept in custody for 72 hours.

— Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Faster quoting, lower administrative costs and better use of data could produce attractive economics.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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MacInnes, who starred in Wilson’s directorial debut The Deb, filed a notice of appeal to Australia’s Full Court of the Federal Court Thursday, the Sydney Daily Telegraph reports, a day after the judge in the case ruled in favor of Wilson.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Comedy-horror Haunted Heist, the directorial debut of Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) debuts on 373 screens from Variance Films.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026

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