middle managers

noun

plural of middle manager
as in managers

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  1. managers
  2. administrators
  3. supervisors
  4. executives
  5. directors
  6. superintendents
  7. leaders
  8. execs
Noun
  • When equity programs feel disconnected from business strategy or day-to-day workflows, managers treat them as optional compliance exercises rather than core leadership behaviors.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Independent monitor reports from June 22 to July 3 show that as a result of staffing issues, administrators paused admission of new patients.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • School administrators later determined that no student by that name was enrolled there, according to the affidavit.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • His company serves as a representative for songs when music supervisors look to place them in movies.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • El Dorado County supervisors took a step toward loosening controversial regulations on vacation properties like Airbnbs and Vrbo rentals on the county’s west slope.
    — Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • The offer does not apply to employees on contract, which means that most high-level Disney executives do not qualify.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple top tech executives come from this sales tradition, such as Dev Ittycheria, the CEO of MongoDB, Cedric Pesh, MongoDB’s CRO, Dan Fougere, the CRO of Datadog—and Dali Rajic.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Head scribes Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and episodic directors for the remainder of the series, were let go.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Courtney Bearsch, chief communications officer for the Indiana Department of Education, said Wednesday the DOE has been in contact with multiple superintendents and school leaders across the state over the past week.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • Whereas many tech leaders have, like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, touted the benefits of AI, many have also expressed concern about its perils.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Several Kansas City community leaders are calling for residents to have a meaningful role in selecting the city’s next police chief, weeks after Stacey Graves announced plans to retire next year.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Turness, who is among the most experienced news and content execs in western media, is certainly a coup for the business.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Veteran execs Chelsea Barnard and Matthew Budman also rejoined the company as co-heads of film.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of execs
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