managerial

adjective

man·​a·​ge·​ri·​al ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of management (as of a business) or a manager

managerial qualities/skills

a job that requires managerial experience

was hired for a managerial position

managerial problems

managerially

ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-ə-lē 

adverb

… wants all his employees to be able to think managerially, and he also wants to identify those with the potential to become good managers.

—Inc.

Synonyms of managerial

• administrative
• directorial

Examples of managerial in a Sentence

her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented

Recent Examples on the Web

At Edward Jones, CIO Kevin Adams has moved part of managerial memory and follow-through into an AI system that tracks context across enterprise programs and committees. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Now, the second time around, CBS Sports reports Cora was still the frontrunner for the Phillies' managerial job. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Managers need to provide useful feedback and address workload issues wherever people work, and employees need to be responsive to managerial efforts to engage them. — Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

One contributing reason for that huge increase could be that the UC system reclassified several managerial and staff roles as senior professionals about a decade ago. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for managerial

• arterial
• bacterial
• ethereal
• funereal
• imperial
• material
• sidereal
• venereal
• antibacterial
• biomaterial
• mycobacterial
• cereal