middle management

noun

: management personnel intermediate between operational supervisors and policymaking administrators
middle manager noun

Examples of middle management in a Sentence

He was just promoted to middle management.
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According to Bloomberg, middle management positions represent over 30% of current white-collar layoffs. Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 If something isn't working, the best middle management professionals are open about it and share their take on why that may be. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 The good news is that the skills honed in middle management remain highly valuable. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 With companies now firmly in a post-Covid world, organizational experts say Amazon may be leading the way in a new look at efficiency gains related to corporate bloat, and especially middle management bloat. Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for middle management

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of middle management was in 1941

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“Middle management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20management. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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