middle-management

IPA/ˌmɪdl ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
IPA/ˌmɪdl ˈmænɪdʒmənt/

middle-management — noun

1. the group of managers in an organisation whose job is to lead individual teams o

1.名詞B2
釋義

the group of managers in an organisation whose job is to lead individual teams or departments and to carry out the plans made by the company's most senior leaders

例句

The company's restructuring plan eliminated over two hundred middle-management positions.

Yara worked in middle-management for six years before joining the executive team.

uncountable noun used with 'in'

同義詞
  • middle managers

    refers to the individual people rather than the collective group or level

  • mid-level management

    very similar in meaning, sometimes used to describe the rank rather than the people

  • managerial layer

    emphasises the structural position between senior and lower management

反義詞

文法句型

middle-management + singular verb

in + middle-management

常見錯誤

Middle-management are key to the company.
Middle-management is key to the company.
💡'middle-management' is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
The company hired three middle-managements.
The company hired three middle managers.
💡use 'middle managers' (countable) when referring to individual people.