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1. executive whose function is to plan, organize, and control, and to make decisions in order to achieve organizational objectives.


2. in a public accounting firm, person in charge of an audit engagement.
The manager is responsible for all aspects of the engagement, from initiation to closing and rendering an opinion.

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noun

1. A person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization: administrant, administrator, director, executive, officer, official. Informal exec. See over/under.
2. Someone who directs and supervises workers: boss, director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. Informal straw boss. Slang chief. See over/under.

n

Definition: organizer
Antonyms: worker

n

Definition: person who runs organization
Antonyms: employee

A person who is responsible for the leadership, coordination, and control of a sports team.

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One who has charge of acorporation and control of its business, or of its branch establishments, divisions, or departments, and who is vested with a certain amount of discretion and independent judgment. A person chosen or appointed to manage, direct, or administer the affairs of another person or of a business, sports team, or the like. The designation of manager implies general power and permits reasonable inferences that the employee so designated is invested with the general conduct and control of the employer's business.

IN BRIEF: A person who runs a business.

It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician. — Meryl Streep

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For a list of words related to manager, see:

• Government Officials and Citizens - manager: one who directs or supervises others
• Employers, Employees, and Business People - manager: director or administrator of business operations; person responsible for running single retail outlet
• Real Estate Practice - manager: landlord’s representative living on premises and overseeing rental units
• General Titles, Positions, and Status - manager: one who directs others
• General Sports Terminology
• Baseball - manager: the team official responsible for the team’s on-field activities; his responsibilities include selecting the lineup, calling for plays, making substitutions, etc.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - chef, (administrerende) direktør, bestyrer, erhvervsleder, manager, administrator

Nederlands (Dutch)
directeur, chef, manager, parlementslid met speciale taak, curator

Français (French)
n. - directeur, gérant, exploitant, (Sport) manager

Deutsch (German)
n. - Direktor, Leiter, Manager, Verwalter, Geschäftsführer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διευθυντής, διευθυντικό στέλεχος, διαχειριστής, καλλιτεχνικός πράκτορας (κν. ατζέντης, ιμπρεσάριος), μάνατζερ ομάδας

Italiano (Italian)
direttore, dirigente, amministratore, gerente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gerente (m)

Русский (Russian)
управляющий, хозяин

Español (Spanish)
n. - director, gerente, empresario, administrador, promotor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - direktör, manager, lagledare, delegerad, konkursförvaltare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
经理, 管理器, 管理人员

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 經理, 管理器, 管理人員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경영자, 지배인, 이사, 주임, 감독

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 支配人, 管理者, 経営者, マネージャー, 監督, 処理する人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנהל, מאמן-על, חבר הפרלמנט הבריטי שמונה לתפקיד מסוים‬

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