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

Everyone wants to show him their work, from the hundreds of local Fijians who’ve taken on managerial roles in recent years to the OG craftspeople who’ve built Survivor sets around the world. —David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026

Their managerial stints both ended with the Cubs waving goodbye, with Ross replacing Maddon and Craig Counsell replacing Ross. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026

Where proxy advisors once aggregated shareholder voice to challenge managerial power, AI risks making that challenge quieter, cleaner, and harder to trace. —Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026

Nobody around the club now doubts that ‘El Espartano’ will bring huge commitment and passion to one of the most challenging managerial jobs in world sport. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for managerial

• immaterial
• magisterial
• ministerial
• nonmaterial
• presbyterial
• antibacterial
• biomaterial
• mycobacterial
• arterial
• bacterial
• ethereal
• funereal