middle management

noun

: management personnel intermediate between operational supervisors and policymaking administrators
middle manager noun

Examples of middle management in a Sentence

He was just promoted to middle management.
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Layers of middle management have disappeared in the name of efficiency, with teams combined, reporting lines widened and managers expected to oversee more people, more projects and more moving parts than ever before. Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Despite the demeaning work, Laura, a local woman, has risen to middle management through unyielding determination. Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 Closing the gap requires shrinking middle management bloat and eliminating scope creep in special programs. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Director Orson Krennic Anybody in middle management can relate to this Imperial officer who's saddled with getting a big project up and running (in his case, the first Death Star), forced to deal with uncaring bosses and winds up having some rebellious types screw the whole thing up. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle management

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of middle management was in 1941

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“Middle management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20management. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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