middle management

noun

1. the middle echelon of administration in business and industry.

middle management

noun

1. a level of management in an organization or business consisting of executives or senior supervisory staff in charge of the detailed running of an organization or business and reporting to top management Compare top management

Derived Forms

• middle manager, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of middle management¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“The middle management layer is the most critical layer in any organisation,” says the professor of management.

From BBC

He also said in the statement that he agreed with former sub-postmaster Sir Alan Bates's description of Post Office middle management as "thugs in suits".

From BBC

In meetings with middle management, she finds ways to keep the attention of management for longer, sometimes by interjecting when we’re speaking with unrelated but attention-grabbing points.

From New York Times

Jayne Howard said: "They've wasted money all over the place, on frivolous things or things that don't need doing, or middle management people that don't need to be there and so there's not enough left in the pot for the things that do need doing. And the answer is always to put it on the people on the bottom of the chain, charge us more for everything."

From BBC

I have been the executive director of a small nonprofit for almost two years now, and the organization has been doing well — low staff turnover, making ends meet, and we have an incredible middle management team in place.

From New York Times