managerial
adjective
man·a·ge·ri·al
ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of management (as of a business) or a manager
managerial qualities/skills
a job that requires managerial experience
was hired for a managerial position
managerial problems
managerially
adverb
… wants all his employees to be able to think managerially, and he also wants to identify those with the potential to become good managers.
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Examples of managerial in a Sentence
her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented
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Panicking your way into poor decisions off the back of a few bad results is, sadly, how the managerial merry-go-round often operates.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
His background, which is focused on brain aging and cancer, doesn’t seem to point to an environmental health focus and doesn’t include managerial experience.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
Kurt Suzuki is starting his managerial career on the hot seat.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
The San Francisco Giants have completed their managerial search, per reports from Pete Thamel and Jeff Passan of ESPN.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
His background, which is focused on brain aging and cancer, doesn’t seem to point to an environmental health focus and doesn’t include managerial experience.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
Kurt Suzuki is starting his managerial career on the hot seat.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
The San Francisco Giants have completed their managerial search, per reports from Pete Thamel and Jeff Passan of ESPN.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for managerial
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“Managerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managerial. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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