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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReporting line
/ˈrɔː.pɪŋ ˌlaɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The channel through which an employee receives direction and is accountable to a manager or supervisor in an organizational hierarchy.
"She discussed her career development goals with her manager up the reporting line." - 2
The graphic representation on an organizational chart showing supervisory relationships.
"The restructuring changed the reporting lines for the engineering department."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'reporting' (from Old French 'rapporter', ultimately from Latin 'reportare') and 'line' (from Latin 'linea', meaning string or thread). The compound term emerged in twentieth-century corporate management terminology to describe the formal chain of command within organizational hierarchies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reporting line" is said worldwide
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ligne hiérarchique
Transliteration: liɲ je.ʁaʁ.ʃik
"Il est important de respecter la ligne hiérarchique au sein de l'entreprise."
Berichtslinie
Transliteration: bəˈʁɪçtˌliːni̯ə
"Die neue Berichtslinie verbindet das Team direkt mit dem Abteilungsleiter."
linea gerarchica
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a dʒeˈrar.tʃi.ka
"I problemi devono essere comunicati lungo la linea gerarchica."
línea de reporte
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a de reˈpor.te
"El organigrama muestra claramente la línea de reporte de cada empleado."
linha de reportes
Transliteration: ˈlĩ.jɐ dʒi ʁeˈpɔʁ.tʃis
"A nova estrutura organizacional alterou a linha de reportes da equipe."
रिपोर्टिंग लाइन
Transliteration: riporṭiṅ lain
"कंपनी के पुनर्गठन से हर कर्मचारी की रिपोर्टिंग लाइन बदल गई है।"
汇报线
Transliteration: huì bào xiàn
"新员工需要弄清楚他们在公司里的汇报线。"
보고 라인
Transliteration: bogo rain
"부서 개편으로 인해 새로운 보고 라인이 생겼습니다."
報告ライン
Transliteration: hōkoku rain
"組織変更により、新しい報告ラインが確立されました。"
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