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Definition of

line manager

General Management

employee's direct boss an employee's immediate superior, who oversees and has responsibility for the employee's work. A line manager at the lowest level of a large organization is a supervisor, but a manager at any level with direct responsibility for employees' work can be described as a line manager.

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Definitions of ’line manager’ and meaning of ’line manager’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’line manager’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

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