Thesaurus results for MIDDLE MANAGER

middle manager

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Recent Examples of middle manager The middle manager does not go extinct. — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Slot, as head coach, was more of a middle manager; someone who acted with the objectivity of a civil servant and the occasional bluntness of a corrections officer. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 30 May 2026 The middle manager jobs would likely be in the city’s Communications Department and Performance and Analytics Department, the proposal says. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 Much has been written about AI’s impact on early-career jobs and the disappearing middle manager, but leaders are also feeling less agency and more layoff anxiety. — Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2026 Or what makes a good middle manager? — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026 Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025 Innovation and agility often emerge first at the middle manager level, where leaders are closest to day-to-day operations and customer insights. — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Kenneth Malin, the West Cedar Creek MUD’s general manager, did not respond to a message requesting comment on the district’s discussions with Diode.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
England manager Graham Taylor’s standing with the English media and public never recovered.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026

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Her Bojangles supervisor then removed her from the schedule and locked her out of the company system.

— Julia Coin July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Local 42, which represents most fire department employees, argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

At the local level, administrators often complain there is little clarity on what is expected of them and, too often, outright conflict.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Academic administrator Joe O’Shea studied gap years and found that gap year alumni return with greater confidence, self-awareness and readiness for their next steps.

— DJ Didonna, Time, 13 July 2026

Definition of administrator

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Washington remembers meeting with Current executive director of community relations DePrice Taylor when she was first hired in 2022 about how Kansas City’s Eastside could get free soccer opportunities.

— PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
At Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, the 10 participants of Future Frames – the program for young European directors – were joined by Greek director Christos Nikou as their mentor.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of director

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Distinguished executives, including the likes of Dave Dombrowski and Andrew Friedman, have wanted no part of the Angels.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The state of Illinois does not have parameters on how cannabis money has to be allocated, but traditionally the county has used the fund on public health and safety initiatives, said Mike Theodore, a spokesman for the county executive office.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of executive

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Shaw, a conservative activist who is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, pointed out in an X post that voters had previously rejected four attempts to reshape the superintendent’s office.

— Lia Russell July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Carpenter was previously superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District from 2013-2017, then led the Lee’s Summit School District from 2017-2019 and briefly lived in Georgia before returning to the South Kansas City district.

— Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president’s mass pardons.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
While Pretelin and Valdés Ugalde have warned that Sheinbaum’s announcement spells trouble for US-Mexico relations, some experts believe that the Mexican president hasn’t gone nearly far enough.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

Definition of president

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The date was revealed Saturday during a presentation at Essence Festival of Culture, featuring creator, showrunner and exec producer Ben Watkins, star Jaalen Best, and cast members Dana Gourrier, Amin Joseph, Kai Parham, and Michael Ealy.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 July 2026
Variety reported that Disney execs Bob Iger, Dana Walden, and David Greenbaum were all invited to the wedding.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

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