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
  • The source must be reliable, in a position to have accurate information and approved by news managers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Dutch Bros staffers, from store owners to senior managers, have been put through the course for years to understand the hard work of the chain’s 25,000 broistas churning out drinks.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • The letter was signed by school district members, unions representing thousands of teachers, school aides and administrators, as well as San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The school is faced with how to manage, embrace and integrate AI use while weighing the opinions of campus stakeholders, from faculty, administrators and students.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • All three are current high-ranking CPD supervisors who have each been with the department for at least 20 years.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Local 600 represents more than 9,000 directors of photography, visual effects supervisors, camera operators, camera assistants, loaders, utilities, still photographers, digital imaging technicians, video controllers and publicists.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • Chief Executive Masatoshi Kumagai and other GMO executives bowed deeply repeatedly, as is the custom here, at a news conference in Tokyo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When OpenAI’s top executives were appointed drivers and private security, Anna would sometimes be spotted in the car with Greg, taking him to work, according to former colleagues.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • After the lab concludes, the filmmaker cohort will participate in a yearlong support program involving monthly meetings with directors, screenwriters, agents, managers, producers, and executives.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Seemingly all the hot young horror directors honed their craft, and built their respective fan bases, online before their theatrical breakouts.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • McCarty said the city decided to bring all six superintendents together because officials from surrounding districts also wanted better communication about nearby ICE activity.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • Party leaders hailed the senator-elect's triumph, with nods to the South's emerging battleground status after other upset victories from North Carolina to Texas.
    — BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Below, Forbes Coaches Council members share ways leaders can help employees navigate difficult life events while preserving their dignity, privacy and sense of belonging.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Yet Huang, who co-founded Nvidia in 1993, possessed other abilities that even top execs could find hard to match, according to the company's followers.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Studio execs shuffle Former Tubi chief executive takes top job at SiriusXM.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of execs
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