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
The decision to excise the HBO moniker was widely derided at the time as flawed managerial thinking.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
In previous managerial stops, Postecoglou has won titles and cups in his second season in charge.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Heavily influenced by Ferenc Puskas, the Hungarian great who stopped off at the Australian club in a nomadic managerial career that spanned six of the seven continents, Postecoglou teams generally play high-energy, attacking football.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
While applying managerial practices from the business world might sound appealing, the mayor’s proposal is profoundly ill-suited to democratic governance.
—Andrew Hall, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
In previous managerial stops, Postecoglou has won titles and cups in his second season in charge.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Heavily influenced by Ferenc Puskas, the Hungarian great who stopped off at the Australian club in a nomadic managerial career that spanned six of the seven continents, Postecoglou teams generally play high-energy, attacking football.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 May 2025
While applying managerial practices from the business world might sound appealing, the mayor’s proposal is profoundly ill-suited to democratic governance.
—Andrew Hall, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for managerial
Adjective
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Used over six centuries from roughly 2000 B.C. until 1450 B.C., the Minoan palaces were the main administrative, economic, religious and ideological centers of Crete, says Christakis.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has cut as many as 120,000 federal jobs but many workers have been placed on administrative leave, leaving them on U.S. payrolls pending court cases, Morgan Stanley said in a report.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Also in 1973, Barrows had a role in Myerson’s feature directorial debut, the comedy crime film Steelyard Blues, working alongside Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda and Peter Boyle.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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Released in 2015, Etan Cohen's outrageous directorial debut brought together two comedic heavyweights, Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, for an over-the-top movie that tackled crime and prison prep with plenty of laughs.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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“Managerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managerial. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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