managerialism

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UK/manəˈdʒɪəɹɪəlɪz(ə)m/

noun

The ideological principle that societies are equivalent to the sum of the transactions made by the managements of organizations.

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Meanings

nounmanagerialism (countable and uncountable, plural managerialisms)

plural managerialisms

  1. countableuncountableThe ideological principle that societies are equivalent to the sum of the transactions made by the managements of organizations.
  2. countableuncountableThe fact or discipline of running things according to managerial techniques.

Origin

From managerial + -ism.

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APA

managerialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/managerialism

MLA

“managerialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/managerialism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “managerialism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/managerialism.

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