managers

noun

plural of manager
as in executives
a person who manages or directs something we wanted an exemption from the policy regarding refunds, but the store manager refused

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Recent Examples of managers Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Yet internal mobility often depends on managers' awareness of what employees can do beyond their current roles and on employees being given opportunities to demonstrate adjacent capabilities. — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 For those who do not receive an OKC Utilities bill, such as residents of multi-housing units, the City ordinance requires property managers to notify residents in writing if the property is covered by the EMSAcare program. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for managers
  1. executives
  2. administrators
  3. directors
  4. superintendents
  5. supervisors
Noun
  • The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
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
  • 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
  • In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • The supervisors voted unanimously to advance the moratorium, and the crowd erupted.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Forty-nine of 177 new supervisors who were part of the audit didn’t receive training within six months of being hired.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisors

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“Managers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managers. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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