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Dictionary: man·ag·er   (măn'ĭ-jər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One who handles, controls, or directs, especially:
    1. One who directs a business or other enterprise.
    2. One who controls resources and expenditures, as of a household.
  2. One who is in charge of the business affairs of an entertainer.
  3. Sports.
    1. One who is in charge of the training and performance of an athlete or a team.
    2. A student who is in charge of the equipment and records of a school or college team.
managership man'ag·er·ship' n.

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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.

Thesaurus: manager
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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.

Antonyms: manager
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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.

Law Encyclopedia: Manager
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

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.

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IN BRIEF: A person who runs a business.

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

Wikipedia: Manager (baseball)
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre, then with the New York Yankees, returning to the dugout (September 2005).

In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally, the field manager); this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized. The manager sets the line-up and starting pitcher before each game, and makes substitutions throughout the game – among the most significant being those decisions regarding when to bring in a relief pitcher. How much control a manager takes in player strategy varies from one manager to another. Some managers control pitch selection, defensive positioning, decisions to bunt/steal/pitch out, etc., while others leave these decisions to a player's or assistant coach's discretion. Most find a balance somewhere in the middle. Some managers choose to act as their team's first base or third base coach while their team is batting in order to more closely communicate with baserunners, but most managers delegate this responsibility to an assistant.

In modern professional baseball, the field manager is normally subordinate to the team's general manager, who among other things is responsible for personnel decisions, including hiring and firing the field manager. However, the term manager used without qualification almost always refers to the field manager, while the general manager is often called the GM.

Current MLB managers

Bobby Cox is currently the longest serving manager, having been with the Atlanta Braves since 1990
American League
Team Manager Since
Baltimore Orioles Dave Trembley 2007
Boston Red Sox Terry Francona 2004
Chicago White Sox Ozzie Guillén 2004
Cleveland Indians Manny Acta 2010
Detroit Tigers Jim Leyland 2006
Kansas City Royals Trey Hillman 2008
Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim
Mike Scioscia 2000
Minnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire 2002
New York Yankees Joe Girardi 2008
Oakland Athletics Bob Geren 2007
Seattle Mariners Don Wakamatsu 2009
Tampa Bay Rays Joe Maddon 2006
Texas Rangers Ron Washington 2007
Toronto Blue Jays Cito Gaston 2008
National League
Team Manager Since
Arizona Diamondbacks A.J. Hinch 2009
Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox 1990
Chicago Cubs Lou Piniella 2007
Cincinnati Reds Dusty Baker 2008
Colorado Rockies Jim Tracy 2009
Florida Marlins Fredi González 2007
Houston Astros Brad Mills 2010
Los Angeles Dodgers Joe Torre 2008
Milwaukee Brewers Ken Macha 2009
New York Mets Jerry Manuel 2008
Philadelphia Phillies Charlie Manuel 2005
Pittsburgh Pirates John Russell 2008
St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa 1996
San Diego Padres Bud Black 2007
San Francisco Giants Bruce Bochy 2007
Washington Nationals Jim Riggleman 2009

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Translations: Manager
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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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