MANAGERIAL Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

managerial

adjective

ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl

Definition of managerial

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 As Boyd chatted with Miller near the Cubs dugout for further explanation, Counsell, who turned 56 on Friday, got tossed for the fifth time this year, tying his most ejections in a single season during his 12-year managerial career. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The lesson is that location should follow the work rather than managerial habit. — Akolisa Ufodike, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Independent investigations commissioned by the county found instances of managerial misconduct, leading the Shasta County Board of Supervisors to formally censure him earlier this August. — Drew Askeland, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Suzuki is on a one-year contract in his first major league managerial job. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for managerial

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For all the headlines of the past month, not having general manager Mike Lombardi (who’s on administrative leave) around on a game day is probably a net positive for UNC football.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The Oslo Accords, signed over thirty years ago, gave Palestinians at least administrative control of limited areas as a first step toward eventual control of the West Bank and Gaza—almost all of that twenty-two per cent of the land.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

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The directorial debut of cinematographer Mi Steinbach, Strange Neighbors was shot over three years on Schwarztonnensand, an island and nature preserve on the German Elbe river, smack in the middle of one of Europe’s busiest waterways.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
The feature directorial debut of Alicia MacDonald, written by Rachel Hirons and produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Olivier Kaempfer.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

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