managerialadj.
/ˌmanᵻˈdʒɪərɪəl/, U.S. /ˌmænəˈdʒɪriəl/ Of, relating to, or characteristic of a manager (now esp. the manager of a business).
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society > authority > control > person in control > [adjective] > of or relating to manager
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [adjective] > managerial
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1767 A. Campbell Lexiphanes 145 The latter were to be set off with all our inimitable Garrick's managerial arts,..and judicious cast of parts.
1807 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1808) 11 370 They hail a scheme which promises them relief from managerial neglect and popular damnation.
1854 C. Dickens Hard Times ii. i. 133 She usually embellished with her genteel presence, a managerial board-room over the public office.
1895 Tablet 10 Aug. 230 The question of the managerial authority has attracted a great deal of public attention.
1924 J. Stamp Stud. Current Probl. Finance & Govt. ii. 43 It [sc. the Excess Profits Duty Act] conferred quite a considerable number of discretions to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, such as..the amount to be allowed as managerial remuneration.
1955 P. F. Drucker Pract. Managem. xxii. 268 Opportunities for participation that will give him [sc. the worker] a managerial vision.
1995 Independent 2 May 1/3 The resignations included every senior executive who had had managerial responsibility, direct or indirect, for the Singapore derivatives business.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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