Thesaurus results for MANAGERS

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 Many large conglomerates were delivering mediocre results; managers were widely seen as empire-builders more interested in size and stability than returns. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Money managers with sustainable mandates have warned that holding SpaceX would expose investors to an array of heightened risks that, aside from governance issues, includes stewardship worries as well as basic valuation questions. — Alastair Marsh, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 Rule 7 - No mound visits allowed This one is self-explanatory — managers may not visit the mound at all to talk to the pitcher. — Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026 Flock says the cameras are used by public safety agencies, neighborhood homeowners associations, business managers and college campuses across cities in the United States. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 Local neighbors suffer while property managers and investors profit. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026 All three inductees are honored with video tributes from former teammates or managers. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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No two competing baseball executives live so close to each other, or are able to meet up and share war stories about their owners, players or the local media.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Over the past decade, network executives have overhauled the program time and again, asking viewers to make connections with anchors including Scott Pelley, Norah O’Donnell and Jeff Glor, only to revise plans every few years.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of executives

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Clinicians and administrators remain in control, but decision making becomes faster, more proactive and focused on delivering better patient care.

— Prathap Rao, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That ruling put the thumb on the scale in favor of school administrators’ judgment calls, according to the appeals court judges who backed Tri County Area Schools in the dispute over the sweatshirt.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrators

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These voices say the move allows an outgoing governor to cement control over education for years, limiting the ability of future superintendents to counterbalance the governor’s agenda.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
That afternoon, an email from CDE chief deputy superintendents Dave Schapira and Ingrid Robertson announced that employees could work remotely through that Friday, June 5.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of superintendents

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Jaynes, investigators say, fled the scene and didn't alert police or his supervisors at the company.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026
According to the complaint, Grigsby attempted to tell Martinez that concerns about a defense attorney’s performance should be directed to supervisors rather than discussed in open court.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

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