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Manager

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

/ˈmænɪdʒər/nounCore term

In management & leadership, manager means: A person responsible for a team, department or area of work, who plans the work, organises people and resources, and answers for the results.

In Turkish: yönetici, müdür

How it is used

A general job title used at many levels: project manager, sales manager, general manager. Your manager is the person you report to. In emails 'my manager' sounds more neutral than 'my boss', which is informal.

Example sentences

  1. I'll check with my manager and get back to you by tomorrow.

  2. He was promoted to manager after three years in the sales team.

  3. Every new manager gets a mentor for the first six months.

Common collocations

  • line manager
  • general manager
  • first-time manager
  • promoted to manager
  • check with your manager
  • line managerThe person directly above you who manages your daily work, approves your leave and reviews your performance.
  • team leaderA person who guides the daily work of a small team, usually while still doing some of the work themselves, and who normally reports to a manager.
  • direct reportAn employee whose immediate manager is a particular person, with no other manager in between; the people a manager is directly responsible for.
  • leadershipThe ability to guide a group of people towards a shared goal, and the act of doing so, through example, influence and clear direction rather than authority alone.
  • middle managementThe managers between senior leadership and front-line staff, such as department heads and regional managers, who turn strategy into daily plans and lead teams.

This word in other fields

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