middle management

noun

In a large organization, the group of managers or administrators who occupy positions in the company hierarchy which, generally, are above the level of front-line supervisors but below the level of vice-presidents.

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Meanings

nounmiddle management (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessIn a large organization, the group of managers or administrators who occupy positions in the company hierarchy which, generally, are above the level of front-line supervisors but below the level of vice-presidents.

    The [wage] gap can also be attributed to . . . the difficulty they have had in penetrating the so-called glass ceiling, a bias barrier that keeps so many women from moving beyond middle management.

    2001 June 24, Claudia Wallis, “Onward, Women!”, in Time

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中層管理 /中层管理
  • 中層管理 /中层管理 (zhōngcéng guǎnlǐ)Translations
Finnish keskijohto
  • keskijohtoTranslations
Polish menadżerowie średniego szczebla
  • menadżerowie średniego szczeblaTranslations
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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “middle management,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20management.

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