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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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 17 May. 2025.

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