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
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.
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her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented
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Pujols interviewed for the Padres’ managerial job.
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Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.
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Some service jobs, such as managerial ones, are well paid, but many of them, particularly in areas like retail and care, are low-wage positions.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The only managerial job that remains open is the Colorado Rockies.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Some service jobs, such as managerial ones, are well paid, but many of them, particularly in areas like retail and care, are low-wage positions.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for managerial
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“Managerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managerial. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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