non-managerial
/ˌnɒn.mæn.əˈdʒɪə.ri.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.mæn.əˈdʒɪr.i.əl/ (ame, ipa)
non-managerial — adjective
1. describing a job, role, person, or task that does not involve leading other work
describing a job, role, person, or task that does not involve leading other workers or making decisions about how a company is run.
Talia took a non-managerial position so she could focus on writing code each day.
non-managerial + position (job-title collocation)
Most non-managerial staff at the Lisbon office finish work by six in the evening.
attributive use before a plural noun (staff)
The new bonus plan rewards non-managerial workers who suggest ways to save the company money.
Hassan spent ten years in non-managerial roles before agreeing to lead the design team.
Cleaning the shop floor and ordering parts are non-managerial duties at the factory.
- rank-and-file
informal; refers to ordinary members of a group or workforce, not just non-managers
- non-supervisory
narrower; specifically rules out supervising other workers but may still involve some decisions
- frontline
emphasises direct contact with customers or products rather than absence of management duties
- managerial
the direct opposite — describes roles that involve leading staff or running operations
- supervisory
narrower antonym — focused specifically on overseeing other workers' day-to-day tasks
文法句型
non-managerial + noun
be + non-managerial
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a job-related noun (position, role, staff, employee, worker, job, duties). Frequently appears in HR, business, and labour-law writing to draw a line between regular employees and people with decision-making authority.